Friends, family, and the most amazing place ever Photo 2

Friends, family, and the most amazing place ever

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April 9th 2008
It has been a while, almost 2 weeks, since my last blog update and a lot has happened since then. I have actually had to do some homework, which was unusual for this semester and a little hard to get into. But the fun stuff is better to talk about, so 2 weekends ago, I stayed in Florence, and had a visit from Jordan, a friend from home studying in Venice for the semester. We had a great time catc ... 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