The Eternal City has pasta on every street, so finding the best cacio e pepe can feel like looking for a needle in a haystack. On vacation in Rome, my girlfriend and I tried some of the top-rated cacio e pepe the city had to offer and found a clear winner.
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My summer abroad has been full of rash decisions. Some have been amazing, and others have led me to terrible travel experiences. Today, I made another rash decision, and I feel like it’s a good one. Spontaneity is a word I had to look up to spell. Don’t judge, we’ve all been there, and I’ve
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I drove fast with the wind in my hair, down the Oregon country road in a flurry about how life would be so different in such a short time. Actually, I didn’t have hair, just a beard… The wind was in that, though, and everything felt momentary, all about to change so quick and righteous.
Looking at it made me scared and sad at the same time. Part of me wanted to go in, part wanted to run.
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I’ve been here three times before, at the bookends of trips long and short. This time, Rome meets me somewhere in the middle of my journey abroad with no end date reserved, and it feels different. I’m staying with my girlfriend right next to Termini station, a dingy neighborhood that reminds me of my home
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