Category: Travel

  • Travel Log: A Rainy Day in Reggio Emilia

    Travel Log: A Rainy Day in Reggio Emilia

    My daughter and I moved from the US to Reggio Emilia, Italy four years ago–and each day I feel lucky to call this beautiful, little city home. From the historic center’s elegant piazzas and winding alleyways to the verdant hills, windswept mountains, and enchanting castle ruins characteristic of the surrounding countryside once ruled by Matilde… Read more

  • Poetry: Painted Faces

    Poetry: Painted Faces
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    Thai woman selling bananas at floating market (2019). Photo by Gaetana Pipia. Painted Faces I’ve never seen an ugly face Whether stoic, sad, or lit by smile Round or sunken Sun-kissed or sun-weathered Smooth as stone Or creased with life * Such beauty in their lines I find That passing strangers come to be Painted… Read more