Author: angela7marino
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Sicily: Taormina
My first night in Sicily was spent trying to translate Italian with 4 new Sicilian friends at my old college roommate’s apartment. I learned the easiest way to connect is to play beer pong. Competition brings out everyone’s excitement and you don’t need to understand the words because context says it all. Thank you for…
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Italy: The Feast
A feast in Italian means two things; religion and food. First, I will explain the religion then walk you through the food. So apparently centuries ago someone buried a statue of the Madonna because of an approaching war. She was buried with her hands facing outward and stuck into a pot. Whoever buried her must…
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Italy: Cercemaggorie
In 1928, my great aunt, her 3 brothers and her mother boarded a 2 week long boat ride. They had never left their small town outside of Naples and they definitely did not know English. The braved their way across the Atlantic and into America. They settled in Greensburg, Pennsylvania like many of their old…
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#ShePersisted
When people say this to me: “You are so loud.” “Stop being so intense.” “You are, um, aggressive.” “You should get your nails painted.” “Are you going to change?” “Hey, smile!” “So, why are you single?” “You’d be much cuter if you were smaller” “Don’t write, its dumb” I say this: I will be intense;…
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Euro Road Trip: Belgium
Its 10am in London and 5am in New York and I have just landed in Gatwick. Groggy but excited I make my way out of the plane, through the terminal, through customs and out to change my money to euros. Cash in hand and its time to find Enterprise for our getaway. From the North…
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