For as long as I can remember, I’ve always cherished and appreciated my Romanian heritage – the one side of the family I was always eager to boast about. Growing up in New York City, I always found it to be more interesting to be from an immigrant family than from an all-American family. When […]
For those of you who are new to my blog, hello – my name is Adi and the top things I can’t live without are music, politics, and traveling – in no particular order. I spent January in Florence learning Italian and every time I go back to Italy I fall more and more in […]
I’ll always remember Wednesday, November 9th, 2016. Not because Donald Trump became our president-elect, but because of the aha moment I had surrounded by fellow interns at the office at which I intern. I woke up that morning, making a point to wait until the last possible moment to look at my phone. I knew I would’ve […]
First of all, your voice matters. Your vote matters. It may not always feel that way because of the way our electoral college works, but here’s how it does, even with the complications of our system: It’s not an exaggeration to say that this presidential election cycle has been a shit show. It’s not about policy […]
In elementary school, most of us learned that Columbus, the renowned Italian explorer, discovered America. I remember listening in awe as my teacher explained the trials and adventures of Columbus. I also remember empathizing with him when he couldn’t find people to sponsor his trip to India before Ferdinand II and Isabella I of Spain finally agreed. […]
Meet Nik: He’s a senior at Queens College majoring in Neuroscience and Biology. He’s probably one of the most likeable people you’ll ever meet: perfectly willing to express his humanness. Humanness, as in the ability to show who one truly is. If you look closely, you’ll notice that he starts to get a little nervous […]
Meet Clara: She’s a junior at Queens College who cares about her friends and family and fostering relationships between them. I ask her why she doesn’t bring up politics and government: she simply states that it’s because she doesn’t feel like it really affects her. When I hear anyone say this to me, my first […]
The week before leaving Florence all I could think about was getting back home: When will I get home already? Then when I got home all I could think about was: when am I going to get back to traveling, seeing the world, experiencing new things, and living life without any cares in the world? That’s […]
ISIS, OH MY GOD ISIS. Did I just name the group that shouldn’t be named? ISIS, the dreaded Voldemort! (Two evils in one sentence, what have I done?) What are the first things that pop into people’s heads when they hear ISIS? ISLAM MUSLIMS ISLAMIC STATE DESTRUCTION DISASTER CHAOS PAIN TERRORISM TERRORISTS FEAR ANGER RUTHLESS […]
*Più arte = more art Too much about politics in the past couple of weeks, we want more about studying abroad and Italy! Am I right? Instead of bombarding you with information and lots of writing, this weeks post will be very easy to read. Well, more like observe. As I’ve mentioned in a previous […]
