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Assisi and Ravenna

AdminJanuary 28, 2013December 14, 2018

Its funny how one person can dictate your experience. This weekend I traveled to Assisi and Ravenna, two small towns north of Florence. I went to Assisi on Friday it was a quiet two hour drive to the town who only fame comes from the fact that Saint Francis came from Assisi and was buried there. Italy is known for its relics--basically dead bodies, sometimes body parts of saints, martyrs, and catholic heroes. Assisi is a small, mountain side town--it's really hard for me to call it a town seeing as it only has one road. ...continue reading "Assisi and Ravenna"

On My Way

AdminJanuary 23, 2013December 14, 2018

By jahdaimoriah

It lives.....IT LIVES....that's how I feel after being down for the count basically the minute I got to Italy. Besides a mild sore throat, I feel like myself again. I officially finished my first week of classes which consists of: Digital imaging art photography (intermediate digital photo), Italian, silkscreening, and classical mythology. Monday's and Wednesday's are my worst days for I have class from 9:30 to 7pm with only an hour and a half break. ...continue reading "On My Way"

In a Fog

AdminJanuary 23, 2013

Who is 5 feet 11 from New York and happens to get the flu for the second time in two weeks?....This girl!!! I come to you on my death bed with a 101 degree fever. It has not even been a week since I landed in Florence--technically Bologna...no not Oscar Meyer deli meat but the actual Provence of Italy. We were forced to land there since there was too much fog at the airport in Florence. We then had to take a bus to get to Florence. ...continue reading "In a Fog"