First of all, yesterday we ate at a restaurant called "Cafe Moo-Moo". No this is not a joke. I have photo evidence.
That's pretty much all worth noting about yesterday.
Today we had our orientation. First, we heard a little bit about the faculty we will be studying under (The Independent University of Moscow and the pure math department of the Higher School of Economics), then each of the professors spoke about the courses they would be teaching this semester. Out of all the courses being offered, I am most interested in Russian II, advanced linear algebra, algebraic number theory, calculus on manifolds, complex analysis, and non-euclidean geometry. Unfortunately, I think that will be too heavy of a load, so I'm going to have some narrowing down to do. Luckily, we do not have to register for classes until the end of February, so I can keep attending as many classes as I like until then.
Afterwards, some of us walked around the city. We stopped at a coffee shop, where I ordered a latte, not noticing it was 225 rubles (about $8). Too bad. On a brighter note, Santiago was taking some pictures of an art exhibit through the window, and the artist came outside to invite us in, which was really nice. The art was really thought-provoking and it was really cool to look around. The exhibit was entitled "IMHO" and the pieces seemed to revolve around technological advancement in relation to perversion of nature. The whole city seems to have an obsession with the internet, technology, and the implications of these things, so it seemed a very fitting theme for an art exhibit.
We also visited the Red Square (for the second time), and I got some cool pics of Saint Basil's Cathedral.
That's all for now, thanks for reading!
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| Please observe the cow print on the plates and bowls |
Today we had our orientation. First, we heard a little bit about the faculty we will be studying under (The Independent University of Moscow and the pure math department of the Higher School of Economics), then each of the professors spoke about the courses they would be teaching this semester. Out of all the courses being offered, I am most interested in Russian II, advanced linear algebra, algebraic number theory, calculus on manifolds, complex analysis, and non-euclidean geometry. Unfortunately, I think that will be too heavy of a load, so I'm going to have some narrowing down to do. Luckily, we do not have to register for classes until the end of February, so I can keep attending as many classes as I like until then.
Afterwards, some of us walked around the city. We stopped at a coffee shop, where I ordered a latte, not noticing it was 225 rubles (about $8). Too bad. On a brighter note, Santiago was taking some pictures of an art exhibit through the window, and the artist came outside to invite us in, which was really nice. The art was really thought-provoking and it was really cool to look around. The exhibit was entitled "IMHO" and the pieces seemed to revolve around technological advancement in relation to perversion of nature. The whole city seems to have an obsession with the internet, technology, and the implications of these things, so it seemed a very fitting theme for an art exhibit.
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| One of the pieces of artwork from IMHO |
That's all for now, thanks for reading!
Sounds like a perfect day! Wonderful that you get to shop the classes for a few weeks :)
ReplyDeleteLove you and miss you - looks like we both got our art culture this week. You have got to make it to Norton Simon Museum when you get back. xoxo Momma (nose)