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Life in pictures: archaeo-graduation!!!

Where have I been these months? Basically, on a +200-pages-long red book about an amazing place in Turkey. Hopefully, the graduation day came right after Valentine’s day and I’m here to show you a couple of pictures. 
I graduated the first day of the first 2016 graduation session with a friend of mine I met at an excavation work field.

Italian University, graduation, Valentina Chirico, Italian University tradition, laurel crown, celebration

It was early afternoon and I was already exhausted, I remember, as I’ve taken two trains in order to arrive in Naples. I was extremely nervous and tired because of the poor sleep quality and stress from the weeks before. It looked like nothing was going the right way: lack of energy, printing issues, memory blackout and so on and so forth.
But I DID IT! No matter how or how long, I’ve achieved that goal I was looking for, frighten by and dreaming about and I still can’t believe it.
What’s crowning my head is the typical laurel crown all fresh graduated guys wear after the proclamation. Green and red are the colours you’ll see around in that period in all Italian university courts. Yes, those are real chili peppers…

Italian University, graduation, Valentina Chirico, Italian University tradition, laurel crown, celebration

The wish card from my archaeopals with a fresh bouquet with tulips, mimosas, iris…. a very fragrant and cheerful mix. They are all so sweet and… some of them graduated the following days and weeks! Congrats pals!!!

About red things and the colour red, the lipstick I was wearing for this great milestone is the newest lipcolour from Avon, the Perfectly Matte in Ruby Kiss.
A vibrant and opaque red, a bit cherry-like on my already pigmented lips but it turns real red after a while, that lasts up to 8 hours, it applies silky smooth and is super hydrating.
I’m in love, seriously in love with it.

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Italian University, graduation, Valentina Chirico, Italian University tradition, laurel crown, celebration
An explosion of colourful confetti to finish off the day as well as snaps, sweets and sparkling wine for all.
Italian University, graduation, Valentina Chirico, Italian University tradition, laurel crown, celebrationPlease, tell me if it’s true, I don’t know that’s real or not! Thank you for understanding me and the reason behind my absence, I’m here and I back… happy.



Valentina Chirico aka Valens

Valentina Chirico: a past as archaeologist, a present as editor between London and Bedfordshire. An expat born in Southern Italy from an expat family. She holds an MA in Egyptology from the University of Birmingham and contributed as a co-author and postgraduate ambassador to the UoB PG Recruitment Blog before fully embarking on online editing. She covers the role of Senior Writer and Language Specialist for a global marketing company. Besides archaeology and arts, this alumna loves travelling and shares an uncommon sense of humour. Online since 2009 with ValentinaChirico.com and later with ItalianMemories, Valentina is a storyteller and wants to inspire you a good laugh or to aim higher, to the stars.

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