Eating Rome: Lima Chicken
Pizza, Pasta and Pane, oh my! Living in Italy offers access to some of the world's greatest cuisine, but let's be honest, every now and again you get full of the three Ps. Having been in Rome for a year…
On Instagram
I am not a huge social networker. I have Facebook, of course, and even a Twitter account, though I don't feel that I use either as frequently as others. I have stayed off of tumblr, though I subscribe to two…
Home is…..
home /hōm/ Noun: The place where one lives permanently, esp. as a member of a family or household. Adjective: Of or relating to the place where one lives: "your home address". Adverb: To the place where one lives: "what time…
Cholera Epidemic in Haiti
I came across this video in the NY Times. I must've been living under a rock up until now, I didn't know that the UN was the cause of the cholera outbreak in Haiti. After watching this video, I am…
what is it about this skin?
So many times when people ask me why I would prefer to stay abroad as opposed to living in the states, I cite race as a factor. I recognize that I have had a privileged upbringing, as compared to many…
35 and counting…
A few weeks ago a friend and I were chatting about travel and wondering who we know that has been to the most countries. She tossed a name into the debate and we discovered that he had been to less…
Miami: The Celebration
After loads of deliberation, six days before I was meant to travel I decided to head to MIA from FCO for a weekend! A total of 27 hours travel and three and a half days on the ground, I must…
#HouseofRatchet
Today I am embarking on a very long journey in celebration of my dearest friend, Elton's 30th birthday. A total of 15 hours of travel from take off in FCO to landing in MIA. Long but worth it. Check out…
Willkommen in Berlin!!
Last September, as a last hoorah before my dear friend Katie moved back to Montreal, we headed to Berlin to visit a friend and see this wonderful European city that we had heard so much about. This was my first…