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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)...

Mike McHugh
May 17, 20112 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
May 13, 20113 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
May 7, 20114 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
Apr 26, 20112 min read
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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,...

Mike McHugh
Apr 21, 20112 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
Apr 19, 20113 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
Apr 19, 20111 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
Apr 14, 20112 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
Apr 7, 20114 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
Mar 20, 20112 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
Mar 5, 20114 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
Feb 17, 20112 min read
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