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uila on in L’Aq smus d e iv r Era I ar France, th as an I could n o m o m r f 9 . r Coming 2008 fo ttere e Filosofia I chose th tmare 8 r e e . A nigh ie d Septemb Università di L or Bologna but to r a was at ilan er, the fe rything d e M v , w . e e o e t p ic m a student o o e th h as e, th nd etween R ret this c the city w t the hous ing us understa a f o th t c choose b d will never reg pt the fa ause I that was mak an d to acce a e it bec h s L’Aquila o e h w c t s a I with it and th town: i-region ll and over ed. nderful z o ed z w u r a b A is e ho surviv troy sma w s e a e d w is t L’Aquila get to know th u it g b the end, to difficult, ho did not. Goin y n I r e . v e r s a wanted tu w a w . er s and n asmus: forward e people the great pow ce to live mountain , so a perfect pla association Aquil MUS Going do so for all th to o r ks nf nt n e AS to at, than ther, we can co th silent tow , I got to know th integrating ER tion have s n a ed each o rd me lps ocia Just arriv italians who he cial life.This ass meet forwa and help from ggle in o of our stru dents to ips between rsity. nt and s w e tu a goup o d s ll tu S fo s U e to M not leave AS ave in th adve gh tr students ssible for the ER ach other throu rties every not forget! We h was before and po as it e pa ith e must made it L’Aquila ainted w f Venice etc.), th is way We g on u nts. q n c ti a c u e m o th in the te L’Aquila will be nstr o s n c I e m t. r ti c e ic j and beco ugia, Carneval v o , to Italy dem pr times the earthquake Per me I go d the Tan ished. The best ti y n (Naples, r a e e v , e s tr e t n y ce flour cours ow tha in the cit hip between us niversity rties in I kn th. u our y m s d g t it live in S Pa y pa le U m l M il S the frien ere were durin w A e R v h e, the E a we ha I passed h friends at hom nings. f L’Aquil o s ie r o wit e eve he mem dinners alks in th ls T rts forever. w ir d g n a n a a s hea ee Itali via Sas with thr rasmus idea rand e tr n e c ille Tisse e E wn m th to a r C e e e k y th th li b o I 09 n xploring ans, Writte in Aquila 2008/ I lived in from Turkey. e d n a us ity irl rm and a g ased on divers urks, French, Ge rent Erasm b e T f , if s is d d which ds. The Spaniar Italians, e...all were frien e, we managed . s e r u lt cu es or ns, Japan lish or cle anym Hungaria ere not an obsta king either Eng pea es w languag nd each other s well ta s r as very w I to unde y ll a n. a: person s my home tow il u q Italian. ’A L a ider it orticos, dy liked Everybo and today I cons me square, the p e the m d do integrate ies between the zza Palazzo (for ight) r ia o t P m a e d n The me tle and th ially enlightene s a c h is the Span ful place, espec uti most bea e. ream aliv m, this d ck, a are still 2 .3 3 mic sho precisely 2009 at . A terrible seis s of my il r p A wall The 6th SMUS stopped interior lost...some e A th R , E g n d li calle emb elt all g was tr ing out n, we f everythin tumbling dow reams, the runn sc ere room w silence...then the f o seconds

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