We visited the American Museum of Natural History on Sunday, 2nd Feb. We had an adventurous time at the museum. We got a marvelous opportunity to see a huge collection of specimens of plants, humans, animals, fossils, and human cultural artifacts. My students were very excited to see all these things in their most original form. I am very sure they must have learned a lot of new things as our guides- host families and the Weston students explained and directed us through the museum's many exhibition hall. The Fossils and the Dinosaur exhibits was the biggest draw for us. Even the Ocean Life exhibits were amazing.
It was so much fun, simultaneously and more significantly it was a multidimensional educational tour around the earth and beyond, encompassing the past, the present and the future. Personally the most remarkable experience was in the Hayden Planetarium with the new space show of Dark Universe. It introduced to us the discoveries that have led
us to greater knowledge of the structure and history of the universe and
our place in it. We felt like we were launched into the Space in some kind of shuttle. We voyaged the infinite universe.
After having a hearty dinner at the Olive Garden Hotel, we came out to the brightly illuminated Times Square in the heart of New York City. It is also known as one of the world's busiest pedestrians and there was so many people waiting for the the Super Bowl Final to be projected on the many huge screens that were hung on skyscrapers on all sides. We were told the Square never sleeps.
We were also taken to one of the host families for witnessing the Super Bowl Final together. It was a warm and welcoming polish family. We loved watching it together though we were not able to make a complete sense of the game. The enthusiasm the Americans have for this game totally amazed me.
