After a summer of Rome and classes, I can already see an improvement in my sketching.  It has been well worth the time to come here and learn how to improve sketching techniques.  I have also learned to watercolor which has been amazing.  I feel like I'm ready to continue these methods when I return home for my last years of grad school.

The time is closing for our summer here in Rome.  It has been a most amazing time and experience.  If I could prepare myself for a trip like this again, I would learn more of the language, but mostly engage in the culture more.