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I love that moment in the morning when I pull up our shades, look out on the street and feel like I have opened our world up to Manhattan again. There are always people walking by, usually two people sitting on the bench in front of the tiny cafe on the other side of the […]

I am not sure if you know how much I enjoy watching street parades (at least as long as they don’t become too military). So when I heard that my new school participates in New York City’s Steuben Parade, I got thrilled. Not only do we live close to the parade route, but also I […]

It is September and Luzia Pimpinella asked more questions for her five-questions-each-month-project. 1. What do you consider yourself too good for? The first thing that came to my mind: ironing. It is something I feel my parents do not understand at all, but many of my peers do. I haven’t had an iron in years […]

This was the first weekend to ourselves this month. Two weeks ago we went to Boston to pick up my car, last weekend my boyfriend’s sister visited us – this weekend was free of any plans. I couldn’t wait to come home on Friday and go to bed early. I know it’s not very exciting. […]

1. This morning fall was definitely in the air and I wore a long, warm cardigan and wrapped myself in an over-sized scarf. It is the right time to sip pumpkin spice lattes [here is an old psl recipe from a time before I lived in the U.S. and when I could not buy them […]