Sunrise over Europe

Sono Arrivato

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January 10th 2009
Hello, Rome. Buongiorno. I can't wait until I'm comfortable enough to speak Italian to the locals... right now I'm just walking up to them and diving into English. (Although the locals I speak of were mainly at the airport or the housing office here). My flat's awesome. I have a single. Pictures are to come, probably. The flight was mostly uneventful. For future reference, try to have mor ... 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