Funny Dr. Zuraw

            Today we finished our tour of Florence, the last stop was the Accademia where David is. If you ever have the opportunity to go to Florence, make sure you see it! Amazing! We were not allowed to take a picture, but I sneakily took one with my phone (they really just want you to turn off your flash). I’m still contemplating uploading it, but I’m facing the dilemma of its appropriateness.

            During our visits to Siena and Florence, we were all given whisperers to use for our tours. We all had earpieces in while our professor, Dr. Zuraw, had a mike that she spoke into so she didn’t have to yell and compete with other tour guides that were there. Dr. Zuraw is incredibly intelligent and probably one of the smartest women I know. She also has a very funny sense of humor and would often forget to turn her mike off when we were walking between places/ say stuff under her breath that we could all hear. Amy and I made a list:

Funny Things Dr. Zuraw Said:

1) “Don’t take a picture of the façade, its 19^th century.” Apparently that’s too new

2) “You can only take a picture if you say ‘I know its fake, I know its fake, I know its fake.”

3) “Remember 20 years ago….” Well no, I was 6 months old.

4) “Where’s door, where’s the door? Where’s the door?” I though she was looking for the exit, she was actually looking for the real Gates of Paradise. Btw, she never found them.

5) Walking through one of the churches, “Don’t’ care, don’t care, don’t care, don’t care…”

6) Pointing to one of the figures in a painting, “And this guys looks too dumb to graduate kindergarten.”

7) Leaving the church where Michelangelo and only other important people are buried “My advisor whom I did my PhD under is buried here.” NO BIG DEAL.

8) Beep beep “It wasn’t me, wasn’t me. These walls are here to keep you away from the paintings but apparently they want to keep you away from the wall too.” It was too you.

9) We saw several rolled eyes at other tour guides…. because she isn’t one or anything.

10) After buying tickets, “Look like you are under 17.” What? You got us child tickets...we are 20 and 21.

We safe and sound back “home” in Cortona. We leave for Rome Friday and fly back next Tuesday! Time flies! I’m exhausted and I have three papers looming over my head that are due before we leave for Rome. Therefore, next logical choice: go to bed. Good night!