just another post to say that my life is insane and i can't really update as much as i want to, but i will try and give a brief overview of recent events.
i made it through the insane weeks of exams and my big presentation. everything went alright. i won't say that it went well, but (all things considered) i did my best. the day of my presentation was really, really intense. we basically saw everything related to Augustus in Rome, which is a TON. like... ten hours non-stop of monuments and art and amazing propaganda. we visited (and got to go down into) the forum of augustus. i was excited beyond words, since i got very into a paper i wrote last semester about the forum of augustus (and temple of mars ultor, located there), and how it was the equivalent of the shield scene of Vergil's Aeneid. Anyway, I took a million pictures there, which I will post a link to.
after my presentation, though, i got pretty sick with a cold. let me tell you, having a cold at the centro is a miserable experience. i made the poor choice to attend our all day field trip to ostia, despite feeling pretty awful. it rained on and off the whole day, it was cold, and i was not a happy camper. after that i took things easy, getting a lot of rest and focusing on getting over the cold quickly. I was pretty much out of comission on Friday and Saturday, and stayed in my room and did work. Sunday was mostly devoted to me begining my big research paper on portrayals of Augustus in sculpture. It is due in about 2 weeks, but I want to pretty much finish it by Friday, because on Saturday we are going on another week-long field trip.
This field trip is a visit to Campania in mid-southern Italy. We'll see Pompeii, Herculaneum, and other sites in that area. I'm really looking forward to it, especially since when we get back my mom, ginny, and marisha are coming to visit for the week. they'll be here for Thanksgiving at the centro, too, which should be fun. After they leave the end will be in sight, and I'll just have a Latin paper, Italian presentation, and my three finals to worry about. I'm really, really looking forward to going home. While this is a great experience, and I truly love my friends here, I am homesick beyond belief. I have made the decision to spend Wintersession at Wellesley (for a number of logical reasons), but definitely in part because I can't wait to be back.
so...that is all. i'm not sure who is reading this, but a comment with an update on how you are would be much appreciated. i feel very disconnected from everyone at home sometimes, and it would be nice to hear how everything is.
pictures from recent field trips:
http://wellesley.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2031626&l=259da&id=2103003
i'm sure i'll post after campania, if not sooner. until then...
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