Staring into his green-gold eyes, half closed in contentment, I stroke the top of his head and say to him, [...]

When I lived in Rome, I occasionally strolled through the fancy shopping streets near Piazza di Spagna. Mostly, I window [...]

When I was in college, I briefly considered a career in diplomacy. I’d never taken a political science course, and [...]

Every August, a box arrives on my front porch, marked “fragile,” although there’s nothing breakable inside. Just perishable. A dozen [...]

Like many people, I started riding a Peloton exercise bicycle during the pandemic. I’m not a huge fan of indoor [...]

I never thought that I would end up teaching, certainly not based on my halting early efforts. The summer after [...]

A few mornings ago, just before I awoke from a dream, I told myself this: No one wants to move [...]

I’m spending the fall in Iowa as part of my doctoral degree program. It’s like study abroad — but in [...]

I became a health reporter in Rome years ago. Not officially. That would come a couple of years after I [...]

When I got pregnant nearly four years ago, I was at a crossroads in my life. I’d just been accepted [...]