My great-grandfather Giuseppe married his wife Michelina in 1929 in Bitritto, Italy. He left for America six months later. My great-grandmother, who was pregnant, stayed back in Italy. He naturalized and after 7 years, sent for his wife and daughter, my nana, Carmela. Michelina and her 6-year-old journeyed solo from Bari to Naples to New York…
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Packing Too Light
It’s 5:30 a.m. and still dark in Arusha, the home base for climbers before setting out to the national park. “Whose bag is this?” Those were the first words Sera, the man in charge of my life for the next seven days, said to me when we met. “Mine.” I prepared my acceptance speech ahead…
There Are So Many Things Wrong With Out Office Emails
The day I left for Kilimanjaro, I was not in a good place. However you interpret that will be accurate enough. Outwardly, I could fool anyone into thinking my life was together. I had a job. A condo. Places to go and people to see. But I hadn’t been to a regular doctor in seven…
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The Most Expensive Clothing I’ve Ever Owned
I hate shopping because of how often I'm let down. Things are never as good as soon as you take the tags off. I don't even buy nail polish anymore because I get mad at how quickly it goes bad. When it does, I spiral and craft a narrative and tell myself that because I…
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When Do Family Trips Stop Being Cool
In grade school, the Monday after spring break was always one of minor torment. My friends whose parents clearly loved them more than my parents did me, came back with peeling shoulders and their hair braided. Hair braids and hair wraps were the ultimate status symbol for a white suburban girl in the late 90s.…
My Review Of Emily In Paris
"America, sounds like a prison." --Emily's coworker Julien It's rare that I'm able to discuss a show that everyone is talking about. If not for my mom, I wouldn't know what Schitt's Creek was. But as someone who is from Chicago (here for the Lou Malnati's deep dish pizza jokes), studied in Paris and works…
