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London Called. I Answered.
Cheers! I am now in London! After a brief delay, my flight arrived into London at about 4:00 PM. I took the Heathrow Express which had...
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Mike McHugh
May 13, 20122 min read
Family
Yesterday, I took a tour of the Irish countryside and met a bunch of family that I don’t remember meeting before. First, we went to...
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Mike McHugh
May 11, 20123 min read
Dublin in a Day
Today, I took on Dublin by myself. Without the language barrier I have in most other countries, I felt like my bus tour yesterday gave me...
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Mike McHugh
May 10, 20122 min read
The Old Country: Dublin, Ireland
Last night, I made it to Dublin and my family which I don’t remember meeting, Seamus and his wife, Caroline, picked me up to the airport...
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Mike McHugh
May 10, 20123 min read
London’s Calling….just for 6 hours
Hi Everyone! I’m writing this as I look out of the window onto a rainy London tarmac. Yes, that means that I made it through the first...
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Mike McHugh
May 9, 20125 min read
Reflections: College
College. The best four years of your life. Four years ago, I thought that was just saying was, well, just a saying. Four years later,...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 1, 20113 min read
Reflections: Study Abroad
It is hard to believe that I have been stateside for over a month already. Time has flown and, contrary to what I have been told, I have...
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Mike McHugh
May 19, 20113 min read
Last Day in Rome!
Today was my last full day in Rome. I have been planning on making the most out of this day for the past few weeks. I woke up early in...
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Mike McHugh
May 18, 20113 min read
IES Farewell Dinner
I had a great day yesterday. I had no exams, but exams continued until 2:15 PM on Thursday. I took advantage of my free time by going...
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Mike McHugh
May 17, 20112 min read
Finito!
I’m official done with my finals and am a college senior! Kind of scary, right? I had three finals this week (hence the lack of posts)...
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Mike McHugh
May 14, 20115 min read
Tuscany
I took my final trip of the semester on Saturday to Tuscany. I woke up at 4:30 AM (after getting an only an hour of sleep) to catch a...
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Mike McHugh
May 13, 20113 min read
Final Week of Classes
I spent pretty much all of last weekend writing an eight page policy paper for my Italy and the European Union class. Our topic was the...
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Mike McHugh
May 7, 20112 min read
AS Roma vs. AC Milan
I just got back from one of the best games I’ve been to in my life. The fans of Roma are even more enthusiastic about their team than...
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Mike McHugh
May 6, 20114 min read
Soccer, Apertivo, Movies, More Movies, Homework, and More Soccer!
This week has been a pretty active week for me. I arrived back in Rome at around 10:00 PM on Sunday night from Croatia and waited for...
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Mike McHugh
Apr 30, 20114 min read
White Water Rafting & More Fun in Croatia
I had a great time this weekend in Croatia and the Dalmatian Coast and met a lot of cool people. We arrived into Split at around 7:30 AM...
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Mike McHugh
Apr 26, 20112 min read
Reverse Culture Shock?
Today was a pretty ordinary day in Rome (which is not ordinary at all). My architecture class met at Il Vittoriano which is also known...
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Mike McHugh
Apr 25, 20112 min read
Easter in Rome
My Dad and brother left the hotel early Easter Sunday morning, but I slept in until around 11:00 AM. I was worn out! At around 11:45...
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Mike McHugh
Apr 23, 20112 min read
Family Visit – Day 5
Saturday was the last day of my Dad and brother’s trip to Italy. We spent most of the day in Florence and traveled back to Rome in the...
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Mike McHugh
Apr 22, 20112 min read
Family Visit – Day 4
We woke up very early on Friday morning (around 5:30 AM) and caught a taxi to the Rome train station, Stazione Termini. From there, we...
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Mike McHugh
Apr 21, 20112 min read
Family Visit – Day 3
Thursday was my last full day in Rome with my Dad and brother. We made the best of it, though, as we booked a tour to see the Colosseum,...
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