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January 14th 2008
Ciao Ciao! Today was my first day of class, and it was super exciting to go over the syllabus and realize we are going to talk about soccer, food, family, wine, and everything it means to be Italian. The past few days have been really exhausting but awesome. We have done so much but some of the highlights were: a private tour, lunch and wine tasting class in one of the oldest vinyards in Tuscany, ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more