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  • Eastern mountains and coast

    So this weekend we took a bus through the mountains of Eastern Sardinia. This involved some very thin windy roads which were difficult for the bus to navigate. On the road we passed all kinds of animals: cows, pigs, sheep,… Continue reading

    Eastern mountains and coast
  • Waste in Photos

    Let me premise this by saying that this blog is required for class and otherwise I would not subject you to it. It’s purely photos of trash/trash bins. Let’s begin.   Separate collection bins for my apartment that are kept on… Continue reading

    Waste in Photos
  • Technical Visit to Waste to Energy Facility

    In Italy (and Europe as a whole), waste-to-energy is a common treatment for residual waste (things that can’t be recycled or composted) because it saves landfill space and allows you to reclaim some energy from materials. So today we visited… Continue reading

    Technical Visit to Waste to Energy Facility
  • Cagliari Life

    ^Picture from a local hike we did.  I’ve been in Cagliari for two weeks now so I’m going to give you the rundown on my life and what I do and don’t like about living here. My apartment is in… Continue reading

    Cagliari Life
  • Southwest Coast

    Today we hopped in some land rovers again and took a trip along the coast. Sardinia has a lot of flamingos that like to hang out in the shallow inlets near the coast and we saw a bunch of them… Continue reading

    Southwest Coast
  • Technical Visit to Waste Sorting Facility

    Don’t let the beautiful scenery let you forget that I came here to learn about TRASH. This study abroad that I’m on is about sustainable waste management and we came to Sardinia because Sardinia has one of the most successful… Continue reading

    Technical Visit to Waste Sorting Facility
  • Sulcis & Carloforte

    I’ve been very busy.   This past weekend we did an overnight trip to Sulcis, which is a region west of Cagliari. We drove over in a pack of four land rovers because some of the driving involved some pretty rough… Continue reading

    Sulcis & Carloforte
  • San Sperate

    In stark contrast to the morning visit to the trash facility, on Thursday afternoon we visited San Sperate, which is a small town that’s called an open-air museum because there are murals and other art pieces all over the town.… Continue reading

    San Sperate
  • First Impression & First Days

    Cagliari is nice. Every day has been warm and sunny. The city has old buildings and tight streets that look very Italian. I haven’t been to the beach yet but I’ve heard from my classmates that it’s beautiful. Sardinia was… Continue reading

    First Impression & First Days
  • Pre Departure

    As I’m writing this post, I’m at the airport waiting to get on a plane to Italy (well… actually to Munich and then to Italy)!  I’ve taken six years of Italian classes but I honestly have no idea what to… Continue reading

    Pre Departure

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