Dinner at Harold's Restaurant, in New Jersey

Sam says: "Yum!" Those fries are really that huge. And the pastrami sandwich was about 4 inches thick. Harold's is a famous deli that specializes in super-size portions.

Princeton University: shopping for colleges

With resume in hand, Sam decided to visit some colleges he might want to attend later on. Here he is checking out Princeton University, and was considering getting himself an orange and black t-shirt. Go Tigers!


Sam is checking out the French impressionist paintings at the Princeton Art Museum. This one by Manet.


Sam found this particular Roman sculpture amuzing (it's missing hands and nose!)

You Are Fired!

This is Sam's best immitation of Donald Trump. Do you like The Donald hairdo?

Sam's resume

Sam needed to apply for daycare schools. To be a more impressive candidate, he put together a resume:

Samuel Izmaylov
XX Hudson St Apt XX, Jersey City, NJ xxxxx
cutesammy@cutesammy.comxx

EDUCATION:
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (In Utero)
Listened to second-year business school classes, including Marketing, Finance and Management courses

Prenatal Yoga Classses (In Utero)
Learned to kick mom in any position, even suspended upside down or horizontally

Deutsche Bank Securities, AG
Helped mom study for the Global Markets Boot Camp training by "organizing" her finance notes, throwing them around and chewing on them

COMPUTER SKILLS:
Can bang on the keyboard with fists very loudly
Has his own blog, boyizmaylov.blogspot.com

LANGUAGE AND VERBAL SKILLS:
Says "dah-dah", "mmm-dah", "bah-bah", and "ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma"

OTHER USEFUL SKILLS:
Can suck on his toes
Can throw toys at moving objects, such as his parents
Has a strong, resonant, commanding voice
Is able to fall asleep within 5 minutes of getting into the car

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Travelled to Mexico and Barbados in utero, and Florida at age 7 months
Became Dual Citizen at Age of 2 months (Russia and U.S.)

REFERENCES: Available upon request - please ask Noa Snook.

New Jersey Flower Show

Sam's mischievous smile gives away that he is plotting strategies about how to knock down the flowers and plants at the exhibit.


This is a Japanese garden display. The trees behind us are blooming, and it's February!

Fort Lee, New Jersey

Sam visited Fort Lee in New Jersey, which was an important fort during the American Revolutionary War in 1776. Here we are in front of a cannon.


Some historical artifacts.


The view of George Washington Bridge from Fort Lee, from New Jersey to Manhattan.


Sam also visited Edison, New Jersey, the museum dedicated to the inventor of the light bulb. The tower behind him is the Edison Tower with a huge light bulb on top of it.

Lesson in art appreciation (Jersey City Art Museum)

Sam got a lesson in art appreciation on a field trip to an art museum. Although Sam liked the impressionist paintings and Japanese prints, he definitely prefers modern art at this stage. Probably because it has lots of geometric shapes and bright colors! :) This one was a painting/sculpture in the shape of World Map, made of pieces of trash.


This artwork is made of old recycled car tires. Sam thought this piece was very moving, because to him it represented something old and traditional, juxtaposed on environmental concerns for the Planet Earth and reborn to be a beautiful piece of art.


At home, grandma Galina is reading books to Sam. This one is about the adventures of a Russian cartoon character "Kolobok". Kolobok is kind of a small friendly neighborhood bagel (without a hole) who rolls around and gets in trouble because everyone is trying to eat him.