Cathedral in Milano

First Day of Class

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October 13th 2009
ok, well this is continuing to surprise me that Northern Italy doesn't have internet and WIFI everywhere. I tried to get online yesterday at McDonalds and couldn't. Man, that place was jumping with the giovani (young people) of Milano. Wow. My cuginos (cousins) were explaining to me that the young here are interested in most things American. Hmmmm, ok, I guess that makes sense. We, as Americans, a ... 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