Busy Busy Busy

All is well back here at the Castle. Everyone returned safely and happily from their excursions after Venice...some remained in Italy, while others explored Barcelona and Nice. I couldn't have been happier about my decision to see Switzerland and Paris, as I definitely an an unforgettable time in each place. Switzerland was refreshing and unlike anywhere I had ever seen before. I will always remember it as a place where I conquered a fear and was left continuously awestruck by the landscapes. Paris was also a lot of fun, as we basically just decided that walking around the city, attempting to visit as many sites as possible in a day, would be the best way to see the city in such a short amount of time. When Sunday approached, I was definitely anticipating my arrival back to the Castle...unfortunately, however, so were an infestation of mosquitos residing my room! I guess its one of the downsides to having your own moat. ;)

Anyways, yesterday we were assigned all of our final projects. We have about a week to complete them all, and they include:

-10-12 pg paper, comparing two portraits (Venetian and Flemish), and further comparing them to a digital photo we must compose ourselves, attemping to reconstruct our own version of a Renaissance portrait in a modern setting
-4-5 pg paper, comparing the same digital photo to another Renaissance portrait of our choice
- Portrait assignment, shooting a person who lives in the village of Well; this will ultimately be presented exhibition-style in the local supermarket here in Well
- take all of the above, and compile them into a book that will ultimately be sent back to Boston for the Emerson President and Department head's to evaluate and critique

It's definitely a lot of work to complete at once, but it is feasible. The only potential bump in the road is that this upcoming weekend is our group excursion to Amsterdam, so we'll all be gone from Friday morning-Sunday afternoon...so that means working VERY hard in the free time we have before then!

With that said- I should get back to work! Talk to you soon!