Ruins in the middle of the town center

School Errands

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February 9th 2009
Today was filled with errands. I had an advisor meeting to make my schedule, which unfortunately was a little messed up. But I am on the waiting list for the class I wanted to be in, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed. I shopped some more in Rome and got expensive school supplies. It doesn’t seem like Italians know about Staples or an Office Depot. I also got a sketch book, so hopefully I ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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