In some ways, it's almost impossible to think that a week has past since we arrived at Notre Dame. In other ways, it feels like a lifetime! According to the summer semester, we've made it through "5 weeks" of class already!
Basically, I am now in survival mode. But it's a good thing! Lots of reading, lots of writing, lots of inadvertent falling asleep while reading, and lots of caffeinated beverages.
Also, for Friday's Liturgical Prayer class, we took a "field trip" to the Hesburgh Library to visit the Rare Books Collection. When I found out that we would get to meet with the curator of the Rare Books collection, I FREAKED out. Last year, we made a similar trip in one of my classes, and that was a main highlight of the summer for me. This guy, Dr. David T. Gura, is fascinating. He's currently working on putting a medieval manuscript back together, and by the end of the presentation, I found myself moved by the cause against "breaking books." Anyway, it's just incredible to think about what life was like approximately seven centuries ago. The newest version of the iPhone might not have been the predominant status symbol, but a personalized, illuminated Breviary sure was! Unfortunately, you can't find much about this online, but here's a link to a brief webpage if anyone's interested: http://medieval.nd.edu/events/2013/06/03/17212-hour-by-hour-reconstructing-a-medieval-breton-prayerbook-2/.
Hoping you're all having a wonderful weekend!
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