Castel Sforza

Milano

October 26th 2011
It always starts the same way: you land, you impatiently wait as people block the aisle for what seems like an eternity, you thank the stewards in the wrong language, you shuffle off the plane. The transition has begun. As you walk through the bustling hoards of people you’re weary of the directional signs that are now suddenly written in a different tongue. Unrecognizable words float in and out ... 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

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The Lady Nomad: A Travelogue

The Lady Nomad

I am an exchange student studying in the south of Spain for 13 months. For four weeks during the summer of 2011 I will be living in Cádiz while taking language courses, enjoying the beautiful weather and beaches, while also traveling to different sights in the south of Spain. After the program in Cádiz I will be traveling for two weeks to València, Santiago de Compostela, and Bilbao before finally settling down for the rest of the year at the University of Granada. I hope to also travel to other places during the school year such as Morocco, Italy, Las Islas Canarias, France or wherever els... full info

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