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"Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake." - Henry David Thoreau

A short visual essay about what inspires us everyday.
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Buon Viaggio

I'm leaving Roma in a few hours and it's so bittersweet! While I'm really excited to go home, I also feel like I'm just now starting to get to know the city.

Until next time, Ciao Roma...
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Umbria

Spent last weekend in the region of Umbria. We took day trips to Assisi, Perugia and Todi (which according to a university study, is said to have "the highest quality of life"). Loved the countryside and the apartment style of the agriturismo, or hotel-type place we stayed at.


















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Gol?

I was taking a random video at the FIFA Fan Fest during Thursday's match between Italy and Slovakia when this happened...



Unfortunately, the thousands of cheering fans in this video were disheartened when the referee said that Italy was offsides and that the goal would not count. I saw several grown men crying that afternoon. Sad day in Italy... and a sad weekend for the seasonal soccer fan in me! Italy, South Korea and USA lost. Looking forward to Spain v. Portugal during dinner tonight though!

There have been several controversial calls during this World Cup, thus prompting FIFA's President Sepp Blatter to apologize, stating that better technology will be taken into consideration in the future. For more information, read these articles by NY Times and ESPN.

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La Costiera Amalfitana

A few of us went to the Amalfi Coast about a week and a half ago. We took a train into Naples and another into Sorrento. On Saturday, we took a ferry to Capri, a small island off the coast, where we rented a small boat for the day.











































































































Great weather, great food (lots of seafood), great company.

And congratulations to the Los Angeles Lakers (played horribly, but the a win's a win?)!
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