If anyone asks me what my heritage is, I tell them that I am Italian. This is not factually true. I was adopted, so I was raised by an Italian family, but there’s a pretty good chance that I don’t have a drop of Italian blood in me. Now, I blend in with my family …
Sorry for missing last week. We went to Illinois for a family reunion and we were travelling all day last Thursday. I meant to post later, but we were so busy visiting people and eating food (I sometimes forget just how Italian my family is) that I just passed out every time we got back …
A few days ago, my little sister invited me downstairs to watch The Prince of Egypt. I’m pretty sure I grew up watching it, but even if I didn’t, it’s an amazing movie. The characters are well-written (I personally love it when the comic relief characters side with the antagonist) and the soundtrack is amazing. …
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I went camping with my family this week. As I was driving my sister and dog back from the campsite shortly before lunchtime, we passed a beautiful sight. A bridge over the highway had been blocked off by police cars and ambulances, and a firetruck was flying a huge American flag from its ladder. The …
I’ve put this off for a while, and I’m not entirely sure why. Maybe it doesn’t entirely feel real yet. But I suppose I’ll go ahead and tell you that I’ve gotten my first full-time job as an English teacher. More specifically, I’ll be teaching sixth through tenth grade English, as well as home economics …