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Back on the right track

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September 22nd 2007
I’d first like to respond to a question as to whether I’m having fun. For the most part, I’d have to say yes. But having fun wasn’t my only goal; I also wanted to experience more of the world, and to try living away from home again after my experience in Connecticut. I’m homesick, but I’m doing well. Korea is still an extremely scary prospect, so I’m not quite prepared to declare ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

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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