First I visited the New York Historical Society Museum, where I saw an exhibit on the impact of 9/11, ten years later. Personal and professional photos were collected and displayed along with letters to firefighters and other service personnel. It was very moving.
I then met Steph at the New Museum for a different experience, specifically Carsten Holler's "Experience". This included sliding down from the 4th floor to the 2nd floor, through a cylindrical slide. Weird, but sort of cool. We also viewed a fish tank (with live fish), from underneath, listened to real songbirds in birdcages, and experienced the sensory experience of phenylethylamine (the mood-enhancing chemical found in chocolate, also known as the love drug). Again, weird but sort of cool!
I then headed over to Brooklyn for a cooking class, where I learned the advantages of using farro, an Italian grain, in everything from soup to salad to dessert. I had a blast, enjoying some delicious and healthy food and meeting some interesting people, including the instructor, who grew up in southwestern Virginia (Roanoke). Small world, eh?
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