Okay, we are gathered here today for my first blog post about traveling. Let me tell y’all everything about my first time in Saint Louis, Missouri! My boyfriend Edoardo will actually be moving to Saint Louis for work soon, which is why we decided to go in the first place. During these four days, Edo… Read More First Time in Saint Louis, Missouri
My absolute favorite weekend in Chicago has to be the one of Taste of Chicago. Every year, the city of Chicago closes down Grant Park and a few busy streets around it, and organizes a food festival where dozens of Chicago restaurants set up booths and sell tastings of their most popular dishes and specialties.… Read More Taste of Chicago 2017: the Good, the Tasty, the Delicious
A couple of days ago, I finally had the chance to see one of my dreams come true: I finally celebrated the Fourth of July the American way, with a barbecue in the backyard, surrounded by my friends. Am I American? No, not even by law, or at least not yet. I am the proud… Read More On the Fourth of July & being “American”
July 3rd, 2012. A sixteen- (going on seventeen) year-old girl comes out of a plane at O’Hare. She looks around in astonishment and keeps her eyes wide open throughout her car ride to the city. It’s the first time she’s seeing Chicago. The skyscrapers, the lake, the beaches, the neighborhoods – each of them with… Read More The Last Five Years