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Never Eat On Sundays
... br> I am on page 4 of my essay and i only have one more page to go with three-ish days to do that and the presentation for it. then i am studying my butt off for the finals. i have compiled an Italian study guide already so that is helpful at least.
i am working on a draft of my CJ essay for this week so it can be done in advance in case she makes us do it in class again. ...
Milan
Woke up at 530 grabbed breakfast with cappuchino<3 and hopped on a long train. We hopped on the metro and got to the duomo, we bought lift tickets because both of our legs were in a lot of pain. We went through the church, couldn't find the lift of course and most of the church was blocked off at that point, So we circled around and found the baptistery - the ancient ruins of the first church that was originally there - it was ...
Verona
... I had bought a very big bottle earlier for only .65 cents so I was all set. After dinner Sara hobbled me down to my bridge (Ponte pietro) to see it lit at night but it wasn't :( and my knee is in agony at this point I can't even walk on the cobbled streets without having to rest each step... then I got distracted by a very pretty santa's village - santa's house included! We got a little lost and sara asked for some directions from ...
Romeo! Romeo! Translation: Desperate! Desperate!
... was inspired by one person's poem who was inspired by an Italian novella that was written about something that really happened. There was a civil war of sorts happening in Verona in 1300 between two political factions, the Guelphs and the Ghibellines. The ruling prince--Prince Bartolomeo I della Scala--was trying to keep peace between them. Dante, a guest of the prince's during this time, mentioned "Capulet" and "Montague" in his "Purgatorio." Those are the facts. ...
Oct 22, 2012
The gods live on Olympus. I saw them. Aphrodite first. She was in the lower woods with the golden leaves dropping around her feet. Her beauty and the tree's complementing each other. A little higher and Apollo on wing was ascending the steep barren slopes with ease. Dionysius was pouring the wine at the refuge with all the hospitality Zuse him self would require. The next morning ...