Preparing for this Italian trip in interesting, but problematic. The purpose of it is to develop inspiration experienced earlier. I do wonder, however, if there is a danger in being too aware of that. Perhaps it is important to go into the field trying to have in mind as few preconceptions as possible. The purpose of being there is to see things as if new, and not to confirm what I believe I already know. I have to remember not to go around the place just looking to repeat the experience I had last time, but to be open to surprises, perhaps even contradictions. Therein lies a problem, of course, in that I can’t pretend that I have not had previous experiences which left strong impressions.