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Jan 2019
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Episode 124: Roman Stories V (Jovanka)

Nick Leonard
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Our guest Jovanka tells us how she arrived in Rome from New Zealand, why she stayed there, what her favourite Roman places are, and what changes she noticed after recently returning to Rome.

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