Pensive shot overlooking the balcony of our hotel in Capri!

A Tropical Getaway

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March 29th 2008
Hello everyone! It has been almost a month since my last entry--I have been away from the Internet a lot, as I have been on SPRING BREAK! Yes, I finally finished some gruesome finals (essays, short answers, multiple choice...) and went off to embark on a 20 day Spring Break trip; not too shabby. I am now back in the US, but feel the need to complete this blog, so everyday I will write about one of ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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