Bonnie & me

A Novel A Day

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February 23rd 2008
I've been told that the mentality of a college student studying abroad typically goes through four stages: honeymoon, crisis, acceptance and adaptation. As far as I can tell, the honeymoon stage is never going to wear off for me. It's been nearly a month since I took off from O'Hare and I have never stopped being in complete amazement of my surroundings and activities. It's astounding to me how ca ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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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