Looking over the sun setting behind layers of green hillsides and golden fields from my dorm room balcony, I feel as though I’ve made quantum leaps on both personal and professional levels since arriving in Urbino several weeks ago. Reflecting over my one-month jaunt immersed in a completely different culture it’s hard to imagine how [...]
by Rosemary Dorsett | July 28th, 2009 | Tags: Amy, Bianca, challenges, Cloud 15, Deja Vu, discomfort, Dove il Gimnasio?, Italian vacation, Language barrier, Mistaken Identity, participant observer, self-discovery, self-other, Shari, Tridente, Urbino
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Shari tried on a pair of light pink leather gloves and you could see from the look in her eyes she was on Cloud 15. The sales woman slipped the motorcycle gloves onto her fingers and an illusion seemed to take place before my eyes. Although Shari’s elbow was firmly planted on the counter, the [...]
by Rosemary Dorsett | July 20th, 2009 | Tags: Bianca, bike tour, Florence, hospitality, italian leather, Otello Renzi, SerrAlta, Shari, sommelier, the royal treatment, Wine
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The town of Urbino is more beautiful than I ever could have imagined. Rolling hillsides, burning sun, ancient cobblestone, and expansive bright blue skies.
Bianca and I took a detour from a tour that our Italian teacher Francesca took us on, to go to church at 6 p.m. As we made our way up the steep, [...]
by Jessica German | July 8th, 2009 | Tags: Bianca, Church, Duomo, Free, Graffiti, Urbino
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