I've been a part of many scavenger hunts throughout the years, but I definitely wouldn't call myself an expert. You have to have a true eye for that sort of thing, and a little bit of luck as well. I mean, not to say I wasn't good at the couple of fun ones we had in elementary school, I definitely was. But, that was because those were easy. They definitely don't compare to what happened on Sunday.
All four of us, the interns I mean, were given instructions to find some stuff around the museum. What we didn't think about, was the fact that museums usually tend to be GIANT. We obviously got lost a couple of times, but we were able to make our way around and complete the list. It took a lot of effort, and a couple of wrong turns, but we finally finished.
I loved being able to explore the museum on my own, given that amount of freedom was amazing and it even made me a little apprehensive. Yet, our group did fine, as I knew we would. The best part of the whole experience wasn't just getting to spend fun time in a great environment (and learning about very cool artifacts!), but learning more about the other interns. It was truly great meeting other girls with the same interests as myself. I'm looking forward to spending more time with them.
Uh yes, I took this creepy photo of the other interns and posted it on the blog...
There were a couple of things that I observed that really caught my interest. The most important to me was something I noticed while meditating before the scavenger hunt, that I got to look at again while on it. The Nine Planetary Deities are stone representations of the deities of different planets, I believe, and I find them fascinating. On the way home from the museum I took some notes about them in my notebook.
Which one is which? Who knows? Another mystery to solve I guess. I'm excited for my future adventures at the museum. I had an amazing time.
-Cami L.