American Girl

In a New York minute

Several months ago I added a new travel app called Hopper to my phone. The idea behind Hopper (its icon [...]

An acquaintance recently approached me on the street. Looking flustered and exhausted, she told me she'd had enough of New [...]

Late this summer I visited Madrid, staying in a small boutique hotel in the historic city center. Though tiny, the [...]

It was nearly 10 years ago that I first saw the Sahara Desert. I was traveling through Morocco at the [...]

Yesterday, I got a call informing me my Uncle Tom was seriously ill. He'd suffered a stroke and the prognosis [...]

Not long ago I had an epiphany. Although I’ve lived in New York City for nearly 20 years, I only [...]

I knew there was trouble the moment I read the email from my apartment building management. Bedbugs had been found [...]

A favorite childhood memory came back to me recently. My family grew up in a large house and we’d regularly [...]

I was at my local fitness studio when the memory came to mind. In the small training class I attend, [...]

Her name was Margot. I met her in my group cello class. She was the new girl and sat on [...]

I thought worshipping the sun was an original idea. Far from it. In the ancient Egyptian city of Amarna, the [...]

When I was 10 years old, I had a strange habit. I loved to rearrange my bedroom. It was a [...]