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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 […]

Summer vacation has ended and I am back to my everyday life as a teacher. Every morning when I leave the house, I love that the first thing I see is the beautiful Chrysler Building. Besides my two bags (laptop case and handbag), I always always carry a travel mug with hot tea or coffee […]

There is a whiff of change in the air. Since Friday evening all the humidity is gone, the air is much fresher. For the first time this summer in the City I needed a cardigan outside today. They are those pleasant first cooler days when we still have amazingly enjoyable days in the warm sun, […]