One of the many Davids

Where to begin...

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September 14th 2011
Yes, yes I am well aware that I have not posted in over a week. I cannot begin to say how busy these last 10 days have been. Well...here's an attempt. I don't know if any of you have even a vague idea of what life is like in Florence, but it's an absolute conundrum. The culture is so laid back (ex. I have yet to begin anything with an Italian that has actually started at the pre-det ... 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