It was before the summer Olympics games in Beijing in early 2008. My family and I were on an extended visit to Beijing. The daughter of one of my father’s friends invited me to the new Beijing National Olympic Stadium, i.e. the Bird’s Nest. Her mother was participating in a pre-Olympic track and field event at the Nest, basically a dress rehearsal for the Olympics. The stadium along with its dramatic lights is quite impressive. As we walked on to the stadium grounds, with its open roof and early summer breeze, athletes were pole vaulting, hurdling, throwing discus and javelins. In the distance part of the track, a young woman who seemed like a Roman Goddess ran full speed up to us it was my new friend’s mom; she was wearing a Vassar College
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Several years ago, I was very fortunate to visit the campus. My visit included the library. The vastness of the collection was immediately impressive. I was impressed with the comfort of the open meadows, wooded trails that comprise the Vassar campus. I wanted to study history at Vassar.
I enjoy learning Latin, Greek, the classics, and history. I enjoy reading Livius Andronicus, Gnaeus Naevius, Quintus Ennius, Marcus Pacuvius and Lucius Accius. I enjoy reading everything about the ancient Romans. I enjoy reading Latin literature after the fall of the Empire. I enjoy learning about Western Europe in the Middle Ages. I love Latin literature in its original form. I started to learn Greek and already fell in love with Greek literature in its original terms.
There is no better place than Vassar College to learn to put the past in context or contextualize the past on its own terms. The opportunity to explore multiple historical and theoretical viewpoints that provide perspective on the past exist at Vassar and I want to be part of that experience. I want to study early medieval Europe and Northern Europe in the Renaissance and be a student of by Prof. Bisaha. I want to be a student study Medieval and Renaissance Culture with Prof. Choudhury. I want the Vassar College history major experience to be my foundation as I embark on a lifelong learning experience to interpret the
Several years ago, I was very fortunate to visit the campus. My visit included the library. The vastness of the collection was immediately impressive. I was impressed with the comfort of the open meadows, wooded trails that comprise the Vassar campus. I wanted to study history at Vassar.
I enjoy learning Latin, Greek, the classics, and history. I enjoy reading Livius Andronicus, Gnaeus Naevius, Quintus Ennius, Marcus Pacuvius and Lucius Accius. I enjoy reading everything about the ancient Romans. I enjoy reading Latin literature after the fall of the Empire. I enjoy learning about Western Europe in the Middle Ages. I love Latin literature in its original form. I started to learn Greek and already fell in love with Greek literature in its original terms.
There is no better place than Vassar College to learn to put the past in context or contextualize the past on its own terms. The opportunity to explore multiple historical and theoretical viewpoints that provide perspective on the past exist at Vassar and I want to be part of that experience. I want to study early medieval Europe and Northern Europe in the Renaissance and be a student of by Prof. Bisaha. I want to be a student study Medieval and Renaissance Culture with Prof. Choudhury. I want the Vassar College history major experience to be my foundation as I embark on a lifelong learning experience to interpret the