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The Boott Cotton Mills Museum and Lowell, Massachusetts

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Since the beginning of the semester, it already passed a month, which was really fast and miserable with FYSH class that is kind of course of honors I have ever taken before. The class has always deep critical conversation between the students and the professor about topics related to Lowell such as the history of the industrial era of Lowell, Jack Kerouac, a writer from Lowell, and some facts about Lowell. Also, there are more interesting things on this course, such as excursions. Those are the absolute new for me, and I liked that kind of learning process which attached to real objects, so we could see and touch some of the old things we discussed in class, such as we went to the Boott Cotton Mills Museum which located in real old mills' building. Also we went to the Merrimack Repertory Theater. After all of these excursions, my perspective of the Lowell has changed and got the big inspiration from the historical atmosphere of this city. In the first place, my imagination of US was like skyscrapers, many people in the street, and busy life in every corner of the city. However, when I came to Lowell, I felt like I came through the countryside which has not any tall buildings and also after 8 pm no one will be in the street which is little terrifying. In other hand, my university location and buildings looks very different than any other of historic Lowell's buildings and locations. That is because the most of our campus' buildings are new and colored like skittles such as university suites which has red, black, and grey walls. I always think that our university gives a good look to this old city, so I think we should talk about our university environment next time. On September 23, Jesse and I were heading to the Boott Cotton Mills Museum and started small conversation about the Boott Cotton Museum and what will be waiting for us there. Jesse: Did you visit any museum since you came to the USA? Me: No, not until today and I'm very excited about it. What about you? Do you go to museums sometimes? Jesse: Not many, but I went to the museums which are similar to the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. Me: Really? How was that? I have no idea how people do clothes using cotton

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