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Giancarlo: Italian Mama’s Raise Their Sons Well

Time seemed to crawl waiting for nine o’clock to arrive. Giancarlo was going to take me sightseeing in the heart of historic Rome; at least that’s what he had told me earlier. I was anxious; if he showed, that would be great, I enjoyed his company earlier that day – if he was a no-show I would be fine, after all I was in Rome, what could be better? I had the window open whenever I was in my room; it was an older building and could get stuffy in…

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Baggage: My First Day in Rome

When I first arrived in Italy I couldn’t believe I was actually there. Reality started to set in as I made my way to the baggage claim in the Fiumicino Airport and heard the announcements being made in Italian. I watched the baggage carousel go around hundreds of times without seeing my luggage; turns out my luggage was on it’s own trip and was now somewhere between Philadelphia and Frankfurt, Germany. I was forced to begin my trip of a lifetime in Rome without my essentials. As I traveled by…

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