Ricardo, Mario and Jake

Farewell Dinner By Joshua Schultz

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April 7th 2008
It was the time we were all dreading, the time to say goodbye to our newly made friends. As we arrived at San Quirico D'Orcia emotions were running high knowing that every minute we spent that night was a minute closer to our departure. When we entered the room, it was a surprise to see one long table, enough to seat about 60 people, running almost the entire length of the room. With the parents d ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany

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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