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Polizia!
It stands to reason that since sidewalk-chalking in the USA is illegal without a permit (Ellina and I had a debacle of sorts last summer for my internship) then it would also be illegal in Italia. And so I should’ve,…
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Tagged advertising, Florence, grafitti, internship project, Italy, polizia, SACI, Study abroad
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A Spontaneous Simple Sunday
Since I spent my Saturday being mostly unproductive, I decided to take a spontaneous trip on Sunday. I’ve not traveled nearly as much as I believe I should, and so after researching train trips for half an hour, I decided…
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Tagged Agatha Christie, Chianti, countryside, Italy, leisure, photography, SACI, student life, Study abroad, train, weekend life, Wine
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Italian Holiday
Imagine my surprise when I found out that the 17th of March was a national holiday for Italy. According to my Italian teacher, Patrizia, the day is one that celebrates the unification of the country. Also, however, there are a…
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Tagged fireworks, Florence, Italian holiday, italian national history, Italy, SACI, student life, Study abroad
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Spring Break 2/2: Germania
Spring break is over. Booo! Just kidding. To finish spring break and return to Italy is not such a bad deal! But, in case you read about the first half of my break, this is a recounting of the second…
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Tagged Frankfurt, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Palmengarten, Phoenix Park, SACI, Spring break, Study abroad
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Spring Break, Part 1/2: Ireland
We (Schweebs and myself) landed in Dublin on the 5th, and were SO tired, that we didn’t do much the first day but walk around and enjoy the city. We actually met some cool people at the hostel, and they…
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Tagged bus tour, Connemara, countryside, Florence, Galway, Ireland, road trip, SACI, shepherding, Spring break, Study abroad
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What would you do?
Although this may seem…incompatible after my jubilation over next week’s adventures, I am in something of a pickle: This past weekend, I did nothing. I mean NOTHING. Homework doesn’t count. But I missed out on a really cheap opportunity to…
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Tagged Florence, free time, Italy, SACI, student life, Study abroad, Venice
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Spring Break Approaching
It’s COMING!!!!! The moment we’ve all been waiting for! The break of all time….SPRING! Whooo! I can’t wait. The weather is warming up, the sun is shining (most days) and the parkas are being pushed to the rear of the…
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Tagged Dublin, Frankfurt, Germany, Ireland, Italy, rugby, SACI, Spring break, Study abroad, travel
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The Cathedral Adventure (and thoughts on why Italians are so fit)
And I’ve come to the conclusion that no Italian could live here for any amount of time in their lives and NOT visit the top of the Duomo. That being said, however, that is QUITE the climb. Fortunately for Julio,…
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Vespas!
Not much had been going on until Wednesday. Classes, studying, classes, and then some classes. But on Wednesday, I got to go to the Vespa Museum (yes, there actually is one). We took the train to Pontedera to the Piaggio…
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Tagged field trip, Graphic Design, Italy, Piaggio, Pontedera, Study abroad, Vespa
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