Monday Jan. 25th 2010
It’s official: I’m going to Munich, Germany on April 23rd until April 25th for “Spring Fest” with a bunch of Architecture students (too many to name). A student who went to Florence last year recommended the trip, and I looked into it, and it seems very fun!
I woke up today feeling a little better than last night.. but I was still sick regardless. It seems like everyone is sick though. Getting used to the water, the air, and the culture takes a turn on the immune system and it just takes some getting used to. Everyone either has a sore throat or a cold. Class today (Forces that Shape Cities) was very interesting- we talked about the fall of antiquity and the “Rebuilding of the City”- which is where our class begins. The subject intrigues me very much- but I don’t want to bore the subject matter that Frantoni makes so appealing. We went to a few sites and talked about how the ancient Roman empire is evident in places like Florence. Just down the street from the school is an ancient watch tower that was built around the year 1200 and it marked one of the four corners of ancient Firenze!
I worked out today with Bryce (even though I was sick- it probably was a bad idea lol), bought some medicine from the Farmacia, cooked burgers (they don’t have ketchup anywhere!! Errrr), and went to the studio later to do some homework. For some reason, im having trouble getting back into studio mode- perhaps its because I feel like im on an extensive vacation and not in an intense study abroad program. Im already beginning to feel the pressures of studio and I haven’t even had my first crit yet… this is bad. Ohh well, I just need to focus on getting better.
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