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Immigrant: Expectations vs. Reality – Part One

Intro This is the first in a five-part series on my experience as an immigrant to the United States. There are millions of immigrant stories […]

Burritos: A Spectacular Food

There are times in a person’s life when they say something that is so outlandish, they have to publicly apologize. For me, that time has come.

Fried Rice: The Greatest Mixtape

Many times, people say “this goes without saying” when talking about something that obviously goes without saying. This goes without saying…but fried rice is spectacular. […]

The Lampredotto Sandwich: Best Sandwich EVER!

The Lampredotto sandwich is the best sandwich in Italy. There is no getting around it. I tried hard for a couple years to write a […]

Free Writing in Iceland

In early 2019, I took a memorable trip to Iceland. It was an exhausting but meaningful solo vacation for me, filled with all sorts of […]

A Snapshot of Italy

Meera - Immigrant: Expectations vs. Reality – Part One

Can't wait to hear what happened once you touched down in LA! Great first installment xx

Erica - Immigrant: Expectations vs. Reality – Part One

I’m looking forward to the next one! I love that your mom has two carry on bags of spices and…

Nicole Johnson - Immigrant: Expectations vs. Reality – Part One

I love hearing stories. You wrote this one so well. Please keep sharing and I hope that others will share…

Natalie - Immigrant: Expectations vs. Reality – Part One

I can’t wait for the next installment!!

Dave - Burritos: A Spectacular Food

Let’s go back!

Immigrant: Expectations vs Reality