This past weekend I traveled to a place where the ocean is the bluest and clearest I have ever seen. Where there are endless caves to swim in and warm sand to lay on. Where there are endless stairs, but I do not mind, since the view from the top is breathtaking. It looks like […]
You see, if you could find all of these food choices on a singular menu in the Umbrian region that would be the best case scenario. It took my taste buds over two weeks to try all that I would now combine to call my perfect Umbrian dinner. Authentic Italian food and I have definitely […]
“Gracie, you know what you have to do.” my mother would always tell me in the midst of my anxiety. She knew that to fight this fear I must move my body, absorb the sun, eat my favorite fruit, listen to music…. She also knew that I knew this, yet I was stubborn. I wanted […]
Travel is an essential part of the soul. Whether you are only going one town over or crossing the seas, it will change you. Pico Iyer, in his essay “Why We Travel”, discusses the different reasonings a person seeks a journey. Lyer claims people travel for the purposes of finding themselves, learning and sharing culture, […]
Spoleto, a town within the Umbrian region of Italy, is a city of stone, sanctity, and centuries of lore, but most importantly, growth. Previously a medieval territory and later absorbed by the Roman Empire, every local person, sight, and uneven brick underscores its ancient sense of history. I don’t have the roots here that the […]
I spent my free weekend bedridden. Okay so maybe bedridden is a little dramatic, but I was certainly ill. Ill enough that after three days of being unable to eat because it hurt so bad to chew and swallow, I had to go see a doctor. It started on Thursday. I had planned to go […]
Spoleto, a town within the Umbrian region of Italy, is a city of stone, sanctity, and centuries of lore. It was a medieval territory later absorbed by the Roman Empire, and every local person, sight, and uneven brick in the sidewalk underlines its ancient sense of history. I don’t have the roots here that the […]
