My heart was broken this weekend, and I had no words, only tears. Matt Weiss, an amazing teacher whose American History class at CMU was one of the highlights of my undergrad experience, describes my beloved Squirrel Hill so well here. For many years, Forbes and Murray was the center of my universe and the…
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Two Moms on a Train
Dateline: Athens. Sunday, July 12 Green line train After a day of sightseeing, my two daughters and I rode the train from downtown to Yiayia and Papu’s (to pick up the moussaka she had made us for dinner, natch). When we got onto the train at Monastiraki, it was jampacked, sardine-style, which was not unusual. However,…
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Surviving the Greeks in Greece
Coming to Greece means sea, sunshine, delicious food, and, well, Greeks!! The Greek people are a notoriously tricky lot: at once welcoming and insular, they epitomize the word dichotomy. It’s no surprise that many visitors are curious about exactly how to navigate the mentality of the people who gave us drama, and are now perfecting it. Surviving in Greece…
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Finders Key-pers
I lose things. All the time. It’s a character flaw that I wish I didn’t have, but I have learned to be circumspect about it. I don’t get too attached to things (usually) because I am liable to forget, misplace, lose, or otherwise find myself not in possession of all manner of objects. Of course,…
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