It's official: Art History Professor is the best job I will never have. With that in mind, I present to you the top ten things I learned in Florence from Frank Dabell, our British Art History professor.
10. Frank was born in Paris.
9. Frank almost saw The Beatles perform live. He also almost had JRR Tolkien as a professor at Oxford, but Tolkien died 2 semesters before he could.
8. Frank can get you into the Uffitzi Gallery, for free.
7. Frank knows EVERYONE even remotely related to the art history profession, and they all seemingly owe him a favor.
6. Frank lived in Florence in his teen years, and would jump off bridges to the support beam just out of view to frighten tourists.
5. When you and the rest of the table offer to pay for his 12 Euro meal, he will insist on leaving the tip; of 10 Euro.
4. According to Frank, the Medici crest once killed an Australian man.
3. Frank was on the scaffolding for some of the restoration of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling.
2. In some Florentine restaurant, Frank is now known as "Mr. French" because he mocked their translated French menu.
1. Frank is the only man able to speak fluent Italian in a British accent.
Ultimately, the experience was great, not just because we were studying in Florence, but because we were studying in Florence with someone who knows everything there needs to be known about Florence. And that someone was Frank Dabell.
Of course I have pictures from my trip, as well as pictures from Week 9.
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