I’ve got a bit of homework to do so I’m going to be brief…

Today was Graduate Seminar and we had a bit of a lecture about environmental factors of restoration in respects to outdoor monuments and then went for a 2 hours walk around the city. I thought my head was going to explode with interesting information…it was thrilling to understand the inner workings of restoration and how it impacts the viewer. Roberta (head of the department) actually used a phrase I said when I first got here…that Florence is a bit like Disneyland. I start laughing because now I have some facts to back it up. I got to understand how bronze aged and what it should look like so that I can tell the difference between a fake and the real deal. Why some are cleaned and some are left…it’s a hot bed of controversy to say the least….

I went into a convent where the school has been working for 10 years on a project and got to see (right up close and personal) a wood panel piece from the 1400’s…recently restored and ready to move today to it’s new home. I think I’m going to be working on some of the other pieces scattered throughout the convent next semester…yeah for me!

Wow…I’m actually looking forward to doing my homework and going back over my notes…and I have to write a one page on my study proposal…this is still more fantastic than I imagined…