Monthly Archives: December 2010

Will I ski this time?

Posted on December 28, 2010 by James Sasso

The last week of classes went by without incident or excitement. I wrote two papers, handed one in for grading and the other for translation. I was sick so I figured I would get healthy by taking Brian’s friend Dave … Continue reading →

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Writing and Living

Posted on December 28, 2010 by James Sasso

With my renewed sense of belonging in Parma and once again feeling happy and lucky to be abroad instead of impatient to go home I started to live it up in Parma. Being almost done with my rough draft of … Continue reading →

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Papers and Life Discussions and the Beginning of the End

Posted on December 27, 2010 by James Sasso

I apparently made it home just in time on Sunday because the snow started to come down pretty hard, hard enough that flights and trains were delayed. Kim and Abby had yet to come back so I was home alone … Continue reading →

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Skiing in the Alps? Well, no. But I did go snow-shoeing!

Posted on December 25, 2010 by James Sasso

I woke up to a beautiful day in Bolzano even in the face of the horrible weather the day before. The sky was literally cloudless and the air was cold, but fresh. It seemed that, for once in my life, … Continue reading →

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Bolzano: Cold and Grey, But Only in Its Weather

Posted on December 19, 2010 by James Sasso

I woke up late Friday morning, around 11, because I had gone to bed a bit too late after talking to Courtney for a while, and honestly because I had been exhausted ever since London. I needed the sleep despite … Continue reading →

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Bolzano…A Much Needed Family Vacation

Posted on December 19, 2010 by James Sasso

After London I was left with a very bitter taste in my mouth about abroad, being abroad and the whole experience. It was the week of Thanksgiving and I wasn’t going home. It would be my first Thanksgiving away from … Continue reading →

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London, Oh How Grey You Are

Posted on December 12, 2010 by James Sasso

First of all sorry for the tardiness of this post and the subsequent posts, but school has actually started to mean work here as finals have hit. I will do my best to finish these as soon as possible. We … Continue reading →

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New Haven

Posted on December 1, 2010 by James Sasso

First and foremost: The title of this journal entry comes from two places. The first is obvious and relates to my wonderful home city where I have grown up and in which I hope to one day reside (but of … Continue reading →

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