Yesterday we were very honored to host Prof. Laura Benedetti, chair of the Italian Department at Georgetown University. She discussed the works of Lucrezia Marinella, a Venetian author of the 16th century. Professor Benedetti recently translated and edited a book by Marinella that was only recently discovered.

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Recently we hosted Professor Rab Hatfield who lectured on the Three Mona Lisas. We enjoyed a fascinating description of the life and evolution of one of the most famous works of art in the world.

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Yesterday we were fortunate to host the Annick family at Villa Le Balze.  Tim Annick (CAS ’16) is in residence at the villa this semester. His father Greg Annick (MSB ’86) spent a week one summer at the villa and his mother Nancy McAniff Annick (CAS ’86) spent a semester here.

Tim, Nancy, Greg.

Today we were so pleased to host Ryan Dodge (VLB ’11, MSB ’12) and Shannon Shaw (MSB ’12) at Villa Le Balze for lunch.

Yesterday we launched our lecture series this semester with Prof. Maurizio Arfaioli who spoke to us about the Sala Grande of the Palazzo Vecchio and the cycle of frescoes and paintings celebrating the military conquests of Florence in the 16th century.

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Today we were pleased to host Tim Joyce (Law ’73) and Nancy Joyce (’74) for lunch at Villa Le Balze.

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On Thursday we greeted our Spring semester group of 18 Hoyas. We have spent the last few days getting to know each other better. We are very pleased to spend this semester with Prof. Terry Reynolds.

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Yesterday evening we went to the opera at the Nuovo Teatro dell’ Opera di Firenze to see Falstaff.

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On Tuesday we hosted former FBI profiler James Fitzgerald who delivered a lecture on the use of forensic linguistics in some high profile cases in the United States during his career.

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Yesterday we hosted guest lecturer Prof. Monica Barni of the Università per Stranieri di Siena. Prof. Barni’s research is on linguistic landscapes. She was invited by Prof. Natalie Schilling of the Georgetown University Linguistics Department.

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