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- Tour of Shakespeare's Globe
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By Mallory Messin,
2/8/2012
- I've Got a Feeling We're Not in Iowa Anymore.
- our tour guide
- And the Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round
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By Dawn Rochelle,
2/8/2012
- A Foreign Frenzy
- In my defense, I have been known to screw up my share of things. I often misread letters and speak in a confusing manner. This is not an uncommon occurrence and I have come to accept and anticipate it. However, the problem gets a little out of hand when I can’t tell the difference between a C…
- Just Don’t Call Me Ishmael
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By Dawn Rochelle,
2/8/2012
- A Foreign Frenzy
- Day two in Rome was much better, thanks to the purchase of much needed rain boots. The snow had continued through the night and gotten icier. Rome was closed. Literally closed. People were not allowed to drive, public transportation had stopped, and people couldn’t make it into the city…
- Sometimes, When in Rome, Even the Romans Don’t Know What to Do
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By Dawn Rochelle,
2/8/2012
- A Foreign Frenzy
- Rome. A beautiful city everyone should experience once. This is where our group went on the weekend of February 3. Friday started fine. Amy and I made it to the train station early and got cappuccino for our efforts. The train ride went swimmingly and even the early morning cold couldn’t…
- throwback jam of the day
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By Roberta,
2/7/2012
- a decibel further
- Pictures, Pictures, Pictures!
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By lifeofaqueergirl,
2/7/2012
- lifeofaqueergirl
- I realized I never posted pics of my new apartment so here are a few for anyone not in ACM to see! There is a massive amount of food here with six people! Also a few of us had to take a trip to Chinatown for orientation and there is a pic of that too. Had a blast. good food in Chinatown. Peace.
- Happy 200th Birthday, Charles Dickens
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By (author unknown),
2/7/2012
- European Adventures
- Yesterday we went to the Tower of London to explore and see some pieces of “Medieval London.” I was actually a little underwhelmed. First of all, I am terrible at keeping the Georges and Henrys and who-did-what-in-which-century straight, but I’m trying! What was mostly disappointing, though, was…
- My Emotions and My New Family
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By lifeofaqueergirl,
2/7/2012
- lifeofaqueergirl
- Lately, I've been trying to keep many things under control, especially my emotions. I mean simply during the day to get through things, you know? I was starting to feel slightly bottled up, and I know from past experience that keeping emotions inside for me is a not so good idea. It's just…
- Westminster Abbey and The House of Parliament
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By Mallory Messin,
2/7/2012
- I've Got a Feeling We're Not in Iowa Anymore.
- Started out the day by finding a cute little chocolate shop that we got coupons for online called Chocodeli. I bought strawberry white chocolate cups, raspberry swirl white fudge, and lemon meringue fudge; it is so good. For class we were scheduled to see a tour of Westminster Abbey, however the…
- Too Stubborn for Tennis Shoes.
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By Maddie,
2/6/2012
- Madge Takes the Windy City.
- Welp, after nearly a two month Christmas Break, packing up the car (ok, so it was two cars. Alright! It was a truck and an SUV.. but I had to bring the essentials!)... I have officially made it to the Windy City! Words can not even describe how good it feels to be here but I will do my best to…
- A day at the London Tower
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By Mallory Messin,
2/6/2012
- I've Got a Feeling We're Not in Iowa Anymore.
- The Tower of LondonTower Bridge, right outside the gates of the Tower of LondonA World War II ship on the Thames River The London City Hall, also called the glass testicalWaterloo BlockThe White TowerThe Tower of London which has two walls surrounding all of the inner buidingsA BeefeaterSince the…
- brazilwonders:
Praia da Pipa - Rio Grande do Norte (by Cyril...
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By (author unknown),
2/6/2012
- Fun Is Fun
- brazilwonders:
Praia da Pipa - Rio Grande do Norte (by Cyril Blanchard)
- Snow, Slush, Sick.
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By (author unknown),
2/6/2012
- Lontano da Casa (Away from Home)
- To say that Rome didn’t go as planned would be an understatement. Because of the heavy, wet snow and the fact that the city only gets dumped on every few years (the last time they got any was in 1986, and before that, 1956, I believe) many of our tours were cancelled. Monuments and museums were…
- 6 people, one shower,
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By lifeofaqueergirl,
2/6/2012
- lifeofaqueergirl
- Well at least the whole one shower thing was a success this morning. we will continues to figure out a good schedule, I'm sure. hysterically a coincidence, my new roommate is the other Emily Summers! but she is super sweet and I'm so glad she is. :) We all stayed up a bit to late but all…
- Manuel Antonio
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By Emma,
2/6/2012
- Aventuras en Costa Rica
- This weekend wasaction-packed! On Friday, our Spanish professors took us to downtown SanJosé to show us around. It was a funtrip; I especially enjoyed the Mercado Central, which was a huge indoor maze ofstands selling souvenirs, produce, meat, and prepared foods. We didn’t have time to go into…
- A Lovely Weekend with Great People
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By Megan Slavish,
2/6/2012
- "Dumela", Botswana: Thinking from Inside the Bots
- It’s been really fun gettingto know people from here. Myroommate Grace is so sweet, and we have had a lot of fun together since we met. She also has a mini fridge, one of thegreatest things in my life right now. A couple of weekends ago Grace and I went out to an “Irish” pub... Botsstyle, that…
- brazilwonders:
Brazilian popular music. (by Danilo...
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By (author unknown),
2/5/2012
- Fun Is Fun
- brazilwonders:
Brazilian popular music. (by Danilo Conti)
Vinil!
- Catching up before Minakami
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By Shaun,
2/5/2012
- Shaun in Japan
- I've done a lot in the last month, and because my wrists kinda started hurting after typing up the Japan, Food, and Gender blog series, I haven't been super excited to update, but I feel like I have a duty to catch up a bit before I head off to Minakami, since I don't know what my…
- Fast transitions, mi familia, y el mar
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By phoebeps,
2/5/2012
- woahsimba
- This first week has been very impressive. It’s amazing how quickly I start to feel at home somewhere. Of course, it’s a very different place, but that is sort of the point—new situations don’t seem uncomfortable when you’re expecting everything to be unusual. It also helps that we’ve jumped right…
- And I never love England more than when covered in snow
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By (author unknown),
2/5/2012
- European Adventures
- We woke up to a very white London today! It wasn’t quite as snowy as the Evening Standard (the newspaper handed out in front of the Tube stations) had predicted, which was just fine. It made for a very pretty walk around Hyde’s park… but I’m getting ahead of myself.
After class on Friday morning…
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