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Like an almond tree
Saturday afternoon I went out for a walk in the countryside. I took my camera and I started to wander around to find something that could really symbolize my educational process. I walked and walked despite the fact that it … Continue reading
The Evening Primrose
To the human eye, the most common kind of evening primrose looks yellow. The beauty of this plant lies in the simplicity of its color, in its soft petals, in the peculiarity of its x-shaped stigma, and even in its fragrant smell. … Continue reading
Pasquetta Under a Wisteria-Covered Pergola
This was to be the first Easter that I spent without my family. Every year, since I enrolled at John Cabot University, my mom, my sister, and my grandma would come to Rome and we would take a two week … Continue reading
What is this land America?
“What is this land America? So many travel there” It was an extremely hot July morning. Actually, not just “an”; it was the extremely hot July morning that would have changed my life forever. I was about to leave my … Continue reading
The Roman Roller Coaster
By Molly Skubak, University of Dayton, John Cabot Study Abroad Spring 2012 In our pre-departure meetings at my home school, our study abroad coordinator was quick to warn us of the emotional roller coaster we were about to embark on. … Continue reading
Cache of civilizations under an arch in Via della Lungara
By Tara Keenan, John Cabot University Writing Center Coordinator I left New York at 34 because every bone in my body could feel that the window was closing. If my husband and I didn’t leave then, we would certainly remain … Continue reading
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CLASH: The John Cabot University Writers Circle 