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May 12th 2007
this morning we left milano for lago maggiore; Sara, me, David, Barbara, and Jeff Robinson (childhood friend of David's). the brief but winding ride through metropolitan highways to winding thin avenues was just what i imagined but more colorful, vivid, and authentically more italian than i could conjure. David's lake house is magnificent, no less than could be expected. his good fortune is real ... 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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jamie leanse

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-adesso, sono a capriglio- i have the great desire to travel, write, and cook...and hopefully one day i'll have the know how to combine my passions. i'm inspired by little things, because those are the things i can count on to make me happy. i'm a member of WWOOF (willing workers on organic farms) in italy and i'll be farming on 5-6 organic farms in northern italy between monteveglio, capriglio, bologna, firenze, parma, etc. i want to learn how to cultivate different foods from the ground up, and integrate a need for sustainability in nature and in my personal life.... full info

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