Tag: Piemonte
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Finest of Building Materials
The first round of finals had finally ended, but there was still some time before I knew if I had passed them all (and if I would need to attempt round two of exams). Some friends (Thies, Sema, and Soheil) and I decided to escape the sweltering heat of the city and took a trip through…
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Notes of Mulberry
Just a short train ride away from Torino is the city of Alba. Alba is known primarily for two things. The first, Alba is home to the headquarters of the Ferrero confectionery group. If you’ve ever slathered heaps of Nutella hazelnut spread on anything or popped a Tic Tac before a date, you’ve got Ferrero to…
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Benvenuti in Italia!
If you don’t already know, I’m spending this semester (Spring 2015) studying abroad in Torino (in the Piemonte region of Northwest Italy). I began college knowing that I wanted to look into studying abroad at some point. It’s too great an opportunity to pass up. I ended up applying for Politecnico di Torino and began…