<p>Heard from my d. tonight. She has finally settled on her courses for the first semester. The required Italian literature/stylistics class (taught by her favorite prof.) History of opera (focusing on the evolution of heroines). History of Florence. And then, up at the university, History of Medieval/Renaissance theatre. This last one she can take for credit or audit, but since all grades are decided by one final exam, she doesn’t have decide that now. She plans to play in the orchestra at the university, and has a voice teacher (for which Smith will pay.)</p>
<p>Among the best parts is that she has Friday off, which means she can get on a train to anywhere in half of Europe on Thursday evening and be there by morning. Friends are visiting from Oxford tomorrow - she expects to take 'em around, and maybe she’ll cadge an expensive meal. Only gone drinking once so far (the coffee bars turn into wine bars in the evening). </p>
<p>She says the opera professor talks a mile a minute, and scared a lot of the students off. But she says if she sits on the edge of her chair, she can take it all in, and the prof is great!</p>