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Scoppio del Carro: An Easter Explosion

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

As we enter into spring many of you have started to hear about the Florentine tradition of the Explosion of the Cart that takes place every year on Easter Sunday.The Explosion of the Cart, or the Scoppio del Carro, is an exciting event unique only to Florence. The Scoppio has a nine hundred year old […]

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Where the Italians are

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Two years ago I had little regrets about my semester abroad. I traveled all over Europe, learned a new language, rediscovered my passion for art, and found great friends who I’m still in touch with. However, my one regret is that other than my great host family, I didn’t find any real Italian friends, not […]

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