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Mike McHugh
May 23, 20122 min read
Mission Accomplished, Romesickness Averted
Ciao Tutti, Today was my last day in Roma – a very sad day, I know. I slept in to catch up on sleep as I felt like I may be coming down...
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Mike McHugh
May 21, 20123 min read
Home Sweet Rome
Ciao Tutti! Hello from my favorite city in the whole world and my home away from home! I feel like I never left Rome. I guess that should...
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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 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 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 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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Mike McHugh
Apr 20, 20113 min read
Family Visit: Day 2
Wednesday was a bit of a more “relaxed” day. I decided to skip all of my classes and take a tour of the Vatican (again) with my Dad and...
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Mike McHugh
Apr 19, 20113 min read
Family Visit: Day 1
As I mentioned in my previous post, my Dad and brother came to visit me this week. As their arrival drew near, I couldn’t wait to see...
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Mike McHugh
Apr 19, 20111 min read
ROMEing Around Rome
Yesterday, I had three of my classes. I got my final midterm exam back and did very well. This was the first one I took and the one I...
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Mike McHugh
Apr 14, 20112 min read
Food, Classes and More Food
This week was pretty uneventful, but fun. Monday was a long day. I had three classes and received the grade for another one of my...
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Mike McHugh
Apr 7, 20114 min read
Short Week of Classes
I arrived back in Rome on Monday night around 9:00 PM after flying into the main airport – Fiumicino. Normally a taxi ride from the...
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Mike McHugh
Mar 23, 20112 min read
Midterms
I had 4 Midterms this week – so much fun! My first midterm was on Tuesday for my Architecture class and was very hard. It did not...
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Mike McHugh
Mar 19, 20112 min read
Rome as a Tourist: Part II
This Thursday was Italy’s 150th Anniversary of being a united country. This meant my favorite three words in the Italian lanuage – “non...
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Mike McHugh
Mar 5, 20114 min read
Rome as a Tourist
I spent all of last weekend doing “Rome as a Tourist” and got a lot accomplished. I downloaded a few audio tours from Rick Steves on...
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Mike McHugh
Feb 17, 20112 min read
My Classes
Ciao! Many of my friends have been asking about the classes I’m taking while I’m study in Rome, so I decided to dedicate a blog post to...
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