International Adventures
Tags: Cinque Terre, Elba, Eurail pass, Florence, Genoa, Italy, Lake Como, Lucca, Napoleon, Pisa, poll, Rome, Siena, study abroad, train, travel, tuscany, vote now
September 24, 2009
Today was an ordinary day an went to class. When I booked my train reservation to Rimini tomorrow to go visit the beach town of Rimini and city state of San Marino, I decided to save some money and will be coming back on the same day. As a result, I now have an extra [...]
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International Adventures
Tags: 5:00 AM, don't drink alcohol, Italy, lost wallet, mayhem, metro, Milan, nightlife, study abroad, train, travel, week of mayhem
September 20, 2009
On Friday I woke up and attended a rescheduled International Monetary Economics class. After class I bought my books for class and then went to the metro towards the central station. On the way, I ran into a street market filled with food and sales on clothes.
At the station, I reserved a seat for tomorrow’s [...]
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Sunday morning I slept in and ate a large brunch. After brunch I went bike riding with Uncle Marc and Jarreau through Zurich’s financial district, up the river, and to a local carnival. This weekend is a celebration where Swiss teenagers compete for the title of the best sharpshooters in the city of Zurich. Sevrin [...]
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International Adventures
Tags: curtain, expats, family, International Adventures, Lugano, study abroad, Switzerland, train, travel, travel blog, UC Davis, Zurich
September 15, 2009
One thing I like about my dorm is the mechanical curtains. When I want to sleep in I can make the room completely dark by closing these shades. Shades in America are flimsy and always seem to break when you pull on them. They also require you to pull manually with strings that constantly get [...]
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