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Europe » Italy » Veneto » Paderno del Grappa May 14th 2009

I suppose that my adventure began when I was still packing my stuff the morning I was leaving from the Lincoln airport. But there was definitely a difference once I was out of the comfort zone of airports and taxi rides. That’s when it started to sink in that I’m in a new country. Anna dropped me off and gave me a tour of my apartment. It is great! It is located off of a winding road north (I think it’s north) of campus and it is perched on top of a steep driveway. Behind the apartment are mountains. There are four buildings that are set tightly around a center courtyard of sorts. My building has about a half dozen apartments in it. I’m on the second of three floors. The owners have another building as ... read more
The Back Alley
In My Window

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Paderno del Grappa May 13th 2009

My flights went off without a hitch. A good sign of things to come, I hope. Ryan gave me a big goodbye hug at the Lincoln airport a little before 10. My flight was right on schedule and I got to Minneapolis in plenty of time for my 3.5 hour layover. While there, I ever-so-briefly chatted with a couple Purdue (Ag Econ) students who are studying abroad this summer in China. Then it was on to Amsterdam. I seriously had the best seat that a coach-fare can buy! I was in the front row of the coach section, with a window seat (so I had the wall to lean against) and plenty of legroom up front. In fact, there was so much room that the girl next to me didn’t have to move at all when ... read more
Chasing the Sunrise




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