Roma February 2010

Rome Weekend Adventures

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February 22nd 2010
Ciao Friends and Family! Today it donned on me that I have officially been in Rome for 6 weeks! Time has flown by so unbelievably fast which is a little scary because I feel like this semester is going to be ending before I even realize it. However, I really feel like I am taking full advantage of all of my opportunities here so I think at the end of it all I will definitely have no regrets. ... 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