Noelle Templeton

Monmouth College

Participant in the 2010 ACM Student Symposium on Off-Campus Study

• Program: ACM Florence: Arts, Humanities, & Culture - Fall 2009
• Graduation: May 2010
• Major: English
• Minor: Religious Studies

 

Playing Charades at the Opera:  How Florence Taught Me to Make Fun, Friends, and Art in the Most Unexpected Places

Before arriving in Florence, Italy, I expected the city to frighten and overwhelm me.  Between the world-changing art and history, the city could easily intimidate foreigners. 

		At left: Video of Noelle Templeton's presentation at the Symposium.   See also: PDF of the slides that Noelle used during her presentation Video clips of Noelle participating in the Group 1 Panel Discussion

 

What I discovered early in my semester, though, was that Florence is not just a grand museum; it is the world's largest playground. Students were given the freedom to explore and play make-believe in a city full of moving artwork and fascinating people.  From impromptu games of follow-the-leader in Santa Maria Novella to ballroom dancing in Piazza della Republica, my four months in Florence, Italy left me rejuvenated and inspired.

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