Castiglione

I don't care if my hair is wet!

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September 12th 2006
Last week, I spoke with Miriam, the director of my program, about finding a place to practice the piano. Up until then, I hadn't played the piano at all in Italy and I really missed it. Luckily, Miriam's brother owns a hotel in Siena and, after clearing it with him, I am now allowed to go to this beautiful hotel and play on the 9 ft. Steinway grand piano in the living room. I went for the first ti ... 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