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Jun 2024
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[PATREON PREVIEW] A Very Italian End to ...

Expat, Repat, Travel, Rome, Seattle, Books, Art, Italy, Wonder
About this episode

On this bonus episode exclusively for our Patreon supporters, we take you inside a very loud, very LATE dinner celebration marking the end of the school year in Rome. How late is too late for a third grader to party? Depends on who you ask.

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