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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...

Mike McHugh
May 23, 20122 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
May 22, 20123 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
May 19, 20113 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
May 18, 20113 min read
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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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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...

Mike McHugh
May 7, 20112 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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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...

Mike McHugh
Apr 25, 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 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...

Mike McHugh
Apr 20, 20113 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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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...

Mike McHugh
Mar 24, 20112 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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