inside Rhodes

The red tiled passage used to be a private passage for aristocrats to travel between […]

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“Same beach, same sea:” lyrics from an Italian song from the 60s, and it really is true– Italian families traditionally […]

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My sentimental, very first pro-sporting event! No, it’s not football, or futbol– it’s calcio! [kal-chyoh] Fiorentina vs. Sampdoria (in northern Italy near Genoa), rooting for the team in the manly shade […]

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Rome: whoa. And I thought Florence was big…Rome has pockets of more city where the suburbs should be. I hopped on MY FIRST TRAIN RIDE EVER with my flatmate and her […]

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Hi there. It’s me, the Sometime Yenny. I think “j” confuses Italians a little bit, since it’s not officially in their alphabet. But how can you hold a grudge against […]

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Why do I make up words? Because mine sound better. Or, they are at least more fun to say (ie. pensivity). I have respect for the English language, mind you, but […]

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 How do!

I’m finally getting out of the midsemester cycle of illness that comes with going to college– it walloped me good this time– and I got out of my room […]

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Ciao ragazzi! Come stai??? (Chow ruh-got-see! Koh-may sti???)

Hi everyone! How are you doing? Me? Next week will be better, but that means there is a lot to talk about.

I’ve heard […]

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My Soul Boots These are considered relatively comfortable footwear. But watch out for the cobblestones!

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Now I have some stories! I’ve been in Florence (aka Firenze) for about a week, […]

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