New England Road Trip: Old North Church, Boston Public Library, & the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | Boston, MA

John Singer Sargent, El Jaleo, 1882

I began my day by visiting the Old North Church. I got a later start than anticipated due to parking issues (read my tips here to avoid a similar situation) and the pouring rain. I purchased tickets online to go on the cemetery and the behind the scenes tours of the Old North Church. However, due to the rain, the cemetery tour was canceled. Even though I missed the specified time for the behind the scenes tour, the sweet lady at the ticket office put me on the next tour and refunded my ticket for the cemetery tour. 

Passing my Exams, Dia: Beacon, Boston MFA, and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | Lubbock, TX, Beacon, NY, & Boston, MA

I'm sorry that it has been so long since my last post, but it feels like my life has been either consumed with studying or speeding by. 


From the middle of February through the beginning of March I have been preparing for my comprehensive exams and internship presentation in Lubbock. My week of academic hazing (as one of my professors puts it lol) consists of three days of writing essays in response to questions posed by my graduate committee members, a presentation and question and answer session about my internship experience, and an oral defense of my essays with my graduate committee. It was a long and nerve racking week, but I am extremely happy to report that I passed and will be receiving my Master of Arts in Museum Science in May :) 


Now that my exams are over I have time for more adventures. This past weekend I was able to visit three of the places on my list: Dia: Beacon, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Dia; Beacon