Morgan, Me, Ali, Meredith, and Amanda

EUROPE!

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January 29th 2008
Hiii!! The past two weeks have been nothing short of insane. After traveling for 24 hours, I arrived in Florence to meet my 5 roommates: Meredith (SMU) and Ali (UGA), both from Oklahoma City, Amanda (Penn State) from Philly, Kelsey (Appalachin State) from Chapel Hill, and Caitlin (Champlain) from Maine. We decided to venture to the other side of the bridge for dinner, yet none of us thought t ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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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