My youngest daughter has recently applied to eight, yes eight, graduate schools. Her major at Southern Methodist University in Dallas was Art History, so of course, she researched the best Art History schools in the U.S. and basically applied to three-fourths of them! That's OK however, since the Museum Curator profession is very competitive with only the most distinguished students finally getting their foot in the door. She would be great at this job; she is sensitive, creative, sharp, and a very visual person and would quickly grow into a respected art museum professional. I know of course that I am biased in my opinion of her capabilities, but do truly believe she can go all the way with her hopes and dreams if she'll but persevere. I guess the next couple of months will be sort of a period of limbo until she hears back from the universities she applied to. You know when your children are small, you sometimes don't even have the time to think about what your son or daughter will end up doing in life. You only hope it is something that they love to do -- When she was ten, she wanted to go to Rwanda and fight to save all the mountain gorillas (there are only about 800 left in the world!). She also belonged to Greenpeace (she sold cupcakes in the neighborhood and gave all the proceeds to this environmental organization), the Nature Conservancy, the Jane Goodall Institute (she has handwritten letters from Miss Jane Goodall in her scapebook, by the way!), and she even adopted a real Blue Whale, although the Whale's name escapes me...I do however still have the official adoption papers!. So I guess you can see why I think she is sort of special, and why I wish so hard for her to get to realize her passion for art, and to be able to work in that field someday soon. By the way, she has auburn hair, blue eyes, and skin as fair as an Angel. She'd look exquisite standing in a museum next to a painting by Monet! If a little red-haired girl from Texas can earn money to support Greenpeace, she can surely make it to the Met!
Thanks,
s hamilton