Fearless
Several years ago, after spending six months in Australia and New Zealand, I briefly moved back to Italy, among other things, to be with my boyfriend at the time. We had met the previous New Year’s Eve...
View ArticleFOMO, Hamburgers, Wing-Man
If you live in New York, you’re likely to become affected by the well known syndrome of FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out). I seem to have contracted a fairly serious strain of it myself, which I realized last...
View ArticleROCK DOWN TO IMPERIAL AVENUE
– I wrote this post at bar in Wellington, New Zealand in 2010, shortly after my Australian visa expired. New Zealand was an adventure in and of itself, but at this point I was spending my days in...
View ArticleROCK DOWN TO IMPERIAL AVENUE
– Scrissi questo post in un bar a Wellington, Nuova Zelanda nel 2010, poco dopo la scadenza del mio visto australiano. La Nuova Zelanda fu di per sé un’avventura, ma a questo punto passavo le mie...
View ArticleSETTIMANA GRECA
Questa storia ebbe inizio lo scorso inverno (2013), quando la mia amica Jenny vinse la lotteria di Airbnb. Jenny vive a South Williamsburg, circa dieci minuti a piedi da me, in un appartamento che il...
View ArticleItaloamericagna, Capitolo 3: Mercoledì (Versione Censurata)
È da una manciata di mesi che ho abbandonato la vita da impiegata, che non ho più l’obbligo di svegliarmi presto la mattina, o di dedicare anima e cuore al sogno di qualcun altro per otto ore...
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Italoamericagna, Capitolo 2: Quattro Luglio
Devo essere sincera e ammettere che non so esattamente cosa si festeggia il 4 Luglio negli Stati Uniti. A quanto pare in questo giorno parecchi anni fa la nazione diventò indipendente, ma non...
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Italoamericagna, Capitolo 1: Brooklyn
Il primo appartamento in cui vissi a Brooklyn si trova al confine tra Williamsburg e Bushwick, sulla linea L. Il palazzo – che appartiene ad un’impresa edilizia gestita da ebrei ortodossi, come il 90%...
View ArticleShit I Did In Japan
After getting laid off for the second time in less than a year, I decided to take advantage of the fact that my uncle was on sabbatical in Tokyo for two months and pay him a visit. I’d been dreaming of...
View ArticleBoys On The Bus
I’m not one for romance novels or dating blogs. It’s probably because, being the feisty feminist that I am, I’d hate to be perceived as girly or weak. But some stories haunt me so much that I can’t...
View ArticleWE NO SPEAK FEMINISM
In the words of Thomas Wolfe, “you can’t go home again”, meaning it’s incredibly difficult to happily return to one’s provincial origins after having abandoned them for more cosmopolitan and (perhaps)...
View ArticleHOW WOODSTOCK RUINED ME
In 2007/2008 I studied abroad in India for my senior year of high school. My mother, who attended the same school, had been campaigning for me to go my entire life; which caused a lot of conflict...
View Article#BRAULIOINBK (Italian)
Se state leggendo la sezione Italiana, non ho bisogno di spiegarvi cos’è un digestivo. Dalle mie parti, quello tipico sarebbe il Braulio. La leggenda vuole che la ricetta segreta (che comprende più di...
View ArticleMOMENTS OF GLORY
Living in a society where your profession and income are what ultimately define and dignify you, I’ve been known to fall victim to identity crises. In fact I ask myself almost daily what it is that I...
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Braulio in BK
#braulioinbk If you’ve been to Italy and/or you’re a hipster, you’re probably familiar with the concept of the “amaro” or “digestivo”: an alcoholic drink (typically an herb infused one) served after...
View ArticleROCK DOWN TO IMPERIAL AVENUE
- I wrote this post at bar in Wellington, New Zealand in 2010, shortly after my Australian visa expired. New Zealand was an adventure in and of itself, but at this point I was spending my days in...
View ArticleROCK DOWN TO IMPERIAL AVENUE
- Scrissi questo post in un bar a Wellington, Nuova Zelanda nel 2010, poco dopo la scadenza del mio visto australiano. La Nuova Zelanda fu di per sé un’avventura, ma a questo punto passavo le mie...
View ArticleSETTIMANA GRECA
Questa storia ebbe inizio lo scorso inverno (2013), quando la mia amica Jenny vinse la lotteria di Airbnb. Jenny vive a South Williamsburg, circa dieci minuti a piedi da me, in un appartamento che il...
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GREEK WEEK
This story begins with my friend Jenny winning the Airbnb lottery last winter (2013). Jenny lives in South Williamsburg, about a ten minute walk away from me, in a railroad apartment that our friend...
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