IMA

Saturday afternoon I got my first taste of the Indianapolis Museum of Art since about... elementary school, haha. I will say, it is much more interesting now that I'm at an age where I can actually appreciate art instead of just stare at it because some teacher told me to! I went with two of my sisters, Liz and Lynn, who had to visit the Asian Civilizations art exhibit for their Global and Historical Studies class. We didn't have time to look around any of the other exhibits, unfortunately, but we're going to try to make a trip back soon to experience the museum at a more leisurely pace. If you've never been to the IMA before, I would definitely recommend going - the building itself is architecturally beautiful, having been renovated in recent years. It's only about a three minute drive from Butler's campus, and offers an enjoyable way to spend a lazy afternoon!

Of course, as with pretty much anywhere I go, I managed to snag a few pictures... haha. I'm glad my sisters are such good sports!

Okay, so you are going to think I'm really lame for this, but I thought it was really cool! In my Global and Historical Studies class on South Asian Civilizations (yes, you WILL have to take it too... part of the core curriculum!) we are reading a historic Indian novel called the Ramayana. So while we're walking around the Asian exhibit on Saturday, we come across an auditory reading from the Ramayana in Sanskrit! Sanskrit is an ancient Indian language that is no longer used today, kind of like Latin, so it was really interesting to hear the story in its original form! Cool, right? Haha, well I certainly thought so!