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Posts related to my trip to London & Rome in September 2014

L&R 2014 – Day 8 : Starting Around Rome

In the University of Washington, Rome Center, computer room right now. Most everyone is sitting around on computers checking their emails or trying to chat with people back home.

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Author AaronPosted on 2014/09/122014/09/25Categories TravelsTags LR2014, Rome

L&R 2014 – Day 2 : Seeing London

Fell asleep too quick last night to write about Day 1 craziness, and what our lodgings in International Hall are like (in short: small room, horrid shower design, but cheap). So I’ll fill Day 1 in later, skipping to Day 2.

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Author AaronPosted on 2014/09/062014/09/25Categories TravelsTags London, LR2014

L&R 2014 – Day 0 : Flying There

The first day, sort-of, of the trip. I’m not sure yet how the wi-fi will work each day, so I’ll try to keep updating these posts during the trip throughout the day, but the majority of the writing may be taking place in the morning and evening.

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Author AaronPosted on 2014/09/042014/09/25Categories TravelsTags LR2014, PDX

L&R 2014 – Day -1 : Packing

This time tomorrow I’ll be in London. Still not feeling real to me, my head still feels fuzzy about the whole thing. London itself doesn’t feel real to me, in the sense of it being a place I’ve only read about out of a book or seen on TV. It would be just as believable right now if my trip was to Narnia or Oz.

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Author AaronPosted on 2014/09/032014/09/25Categories TravelsTags LR2014

L&R 2014 – Day -5 : Expectations

Five days away from when we depart, and this is my final pre-trip required blog post, about my pre-conceptions, my hopes, and my fears about traveling to see London and Rome.

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Author AaronPosted on 2014/08/302014/08/31Categories TravelsTags LR20141 Comment on L&R 2014 – Day -5 : Expectations

The Marvels of Rome (1)

Part of my study abroad trip to London and Rome in September is a series of blog posts about some assigned readings, and reflections upon them. This is the fourteenth such post, and is one of one about The Marvels of Rome (of which I am uncertain on the author name).

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Author AaronPosted on 2014/08/112014/08/13Categories ClassworkTags LR20141 Comment on The Marvels of Rome (1)

Virgil’s The Aeneid (1)

Part of my study abroad trip to London and Rome in September is a series of blog posts about some assigned readings, and reflections upon them. This is the thirteenth such post, and is one of one about Virgil’s The Aenied.

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Author AaronPosted on 2014/08/102014/08/13Categories ClassworkTags LR2014, Virgil

Art of Travel by Alain de Botton (1)

Part of my study abroad trip to London and Rome in September is a series of blog posts about some assigned readings, and reflections upon them. This is the twelfth such post, and is one of one about Alain de Botton’s Art of Travel.

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Author AaronPosted on 2014/08/082014/08/09Categories ClassworkTags Alain de Botton, John Ruskin, LR2014

Robert Hughes’ Rome (5)

Part of my study abroad trip to London and Rome in September is a series of blog posts about some assigned readings, and reflections upon them. This is the eleventh such post, and is five of five about Robert Hughes’ Rome: A Cultural, Visual, and Personal History.

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Author AaronPosted on 2014/08/072014/08/09Categories ClassworkTags LR2014, Robert Hughes

Robert Hughes’ Rome (4)

Part of my study abroad trip to London and Rome in September is a series of blog posts about some assigned readings, and reflections upon them. This is the tenth such post, and is four of five about Robert Hughes’ Rome: A Cultural, Visual, and Personal History.

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Author AaronPosted on 2014/08/052014/08/09Categories ClassworkTags LR2014, Robert Hughes

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