19 Saturday Oct 2013
Posted in Photo of My Day
These is a photo collage of some shots from back in August when I moved and we took a little afternoon trip to the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium.
04 Thursday Jul 2013
Posted in Travel Musings
Happy Birthday!
I’ve missed you. I really have.
Wide open spaces.
US of A.
I’m sorry I’ve skipped so many of your recent birthdays. There was the time I was digging in Italy in 2008. And that other time I was digging in Italy in 2009. 2010 I made it to New York! In 2011, I almost forgot it was your birthday at all and spent it in Rome with friends, trying to find a good burger (for the record, that was not my idea that time). We had figured Hard Rock Café was our best bet; when we arrived, we realized it was more crowded than usual because it was July 4th. The wait was 90 minutes. We ended up eating at a bar near Piazza Bologna.
And last year. Well, last year I didn’t technically miss it. I saw your fireworks from the plane as we departed the capital; on the tail of the fireworks was a storm, I think. Booms filled the air, in any case. Your favorite colors did, too.
02 Saturday Mar 2013
Posted in Travel Musings
For the past few days, I’ve had three songs stuck in my head on repeat:
“New York, New York” by Frank Sinatra
“NYC” from the Broadway musical, Annie (aka one of my favorite musicals of all-time, especially at age five)
“Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys.
Why, you ask?
BECAUSE THAT’S MY FIRST STOP STATESIDE. And although it’s not technically my home in that I don’t legally reside there, it feels like home (and I’d love for it to be someday).
This is what I saw arriving into JFK in NYC on Feb. 28th.
I could barely contain my excitement during my flight. When we finally touched down at JFK, I had a huge crazy person grin on my face. The sun was setting and as I made my way from the terminal and entered the fray of the MTA to get into the city, as I heard not only English but Russian and Mandarin and thick Bronx accents, I saw Chelsea Papaya and Doughnut Plant and my crazy person grin fit right in.
