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‘Rome’

All Roads Lead to Rome (& Vanderbilt)

Oct. 15, 2015—Whether its Rome or Vanderbilt, a good tour can make all the difference.

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On the set of HBO’s “Rome”

May. 2, 2013—Today, I got a chance to visit Cinecitta Studios in Rome where Gangs of New York, Ben-Hur, The Life Aquatic, and most importantly the HBO series Rome were filmed!

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Exploring Fascist Rome

Apr. 30, 2013—Today, I got a break from ancient and Renaissance history to step back and look at the Fascist Era architecture that defines much of the modern Roman city.

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Eurotrip

Apr. 23, 2013—Just got home from holidays! Check out my pictures from my trip!

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Trembling before Mt. Etna and Vesuvius

Apr. 21, 2013—Volcanoes and earthquakes make ancient sites special.

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Special Access to the Colosseum

Apr. 2, 2013—Special access to the Colosseum. Lions and tigers and Joaquin Phoenix, oh my!

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Visitors, Sigur Ros, Adventure Weekend, Barcelona, oh my!

Mar. 18, 2013—Hello friends, Wow it has been a really long time since I have posted a blog and to all of my faithful followers out there, I apologize. So much has happened since my parents came to visit me almost a month ago – so I am just going to dive in with some of the...

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Snowballs in the Amphitheater!

Feb. 19, 2013—What do you do when you're in an ancient Roman amphitheater covered in snow? Snowball fight of course!

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I’m Gonna Miss It Here

Dec. 15, 2012—With the cold weather seeming like its here to stay a while and all of my friends starting to head home for Winter Break, a constant thought in everything I do has been "I'm going to miss Vandy next semester."

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First Post/ I’m Going to Rome!

Nov. 20, 2012—Well, this is my first blog post of the semester, so I should explain why I’ve been so busy. This semester, I spent much of my time working on an application to study abroad. Working on writing samples and paperwork for this process was definitely time consuming considering I have regular schoolwork as well, but...

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