Author: Monica

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Growing Up with The Met My first Met visit in 2018 was just another tourist stop – a sixth-grader’s obligatory Manhattan checklist item. Coming from a small town, I saw this massive museum as nothing more than an impressive building with a fancy entrance. Little did I know how three years, including a long pandemic…

  • Van Gogh : The Immersive Experience

    Van Gogh : The Immersive Experience

    Finding Van Gogh in the Pandemic Summer Finally escaping our apartment after months of lockdown, Mom and I headed to “Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” in NYC. After endless Netflix shows and takeout dinners, we were desperate for something – anything – different. Even if it meant seeing digital Van Goghs instead of the real…