So Wednesday we had our first Italian Cultural History class (this is my biggest class with 11 people), and when we went to meet our teacher in the classroom we were confronted by a very pretty, artsy looking woman named Kristin who obviously loves leopard print (hat, scarf and even tights)! She has been living in Siena for several years, but is from from Wellesley, MA and went to Nobles (for anyone who doesn't know my dad and his entire side of the family when to Nobles...small world). She is probably the best lecturer I've ever had, she knows her material so well, speaks quickly but slow enough to follow. She loves to go off on tangents, but they are always full of interesting pieces of information so we love them! After our introductions at the CET center we headed outside to have the remainder of our class in the Palazzo Pubblico. She says she likes to get to know her students on the walks to our different out-of-classroom locations, and lucky me, I was her first "victim". So arm and arm we walked through the streets of Siena until we reached the Palazzo. I had studied the paintings in this building for 4 years now so I couldn't wait!
Home to the government of Siena, this is where all official rulings, and decision makings took place. Inside are paintings by famous artists like the Lorenzetti brothers and Martini. We got a private tour and it's great because we are all art history nerds that almost died when we saw the fresco cycles!
After class we all had wine in the Piazza then went home for a relaxing evening of writing italian essays!
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