• My First European Road Trip!

    I have a lot of trips/plans in the works, but only one big trip confirmed so far. So I figured I’d let you in on that one for now. In less than two weeks, I’m departing on a European road trip, starting and ending with Amsterdam. The itinerary is…

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  • Arrivederci Rome

    My last few days in Rome were sad ones. I’d already said goodbye to quite a few of my classmates who left weeks before me. But there were still a few that I had grown especially close to that I was very sad to leave. On my last night, I met up with those few

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  • Rome, World Cup 2006

    So, 2006 was a World Cup summer. I have never been a sports fan. Not playing. Not watching. But when in Rome.. so I spent the entire summer watching Italy play. I went to bars and cafes with classmates to see some games. Some I watched at home with my Italian roommate. Went to Circo

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  • Rome, Daily Life

    Much of my time in Rome was the same—I had class five days a week for four hours in the morning. Every morning I’d wake up, shower, run to the Ottaviano metro stop, and wait on the platform for the train. I believe I was there during an unseasonably hot summer, and most places were

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  • Rome, First Impressions

    My first distinct memory of Italy was stepping off the plane and realizing that everything was suddenly real. I was at Fiumicino, and everything was written in Italian, and everyone was speaking Italian. I had a few tasks at hand: find my luggage, exchange some money, grab a cab, and go to my apartment on

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  • Rome, Overview

    The first time I ever traveled abroad, I was 22 and decided Rome was the place to be! I don’t know exactly why I chose it, as my entire adolescence the one place I desperately wanted to visit was Australia (blame it on my unrelenting love for Silverchair). Perhaps the desire to go to Italy

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