why don’t my parents keep traditions their parents did? i want to go home, but not to new york or new jersey, home to italy. i want to know italian and eat fresh macaroni every sunday. i want my cousins to come at noon and i want to be in the bustle of the kitchen. [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Italy
February 23, 2008
Midnight Cowboy
February 16, 2008
all i can say about ‘Midnight Cowboy’ is: weird. it was quite possibly one of the strangest films i’ve ever seen, but i wouldnt necessarily say it was bad. it started out very optimistic; the naive ‘cowboy’ from texas going to New York because he thought it would bring him fortunes and luck. but [...]
Thirty Years Rising by Olena Kalytiak Davis
February 16, 2008
Of all the poems, this one spoke to me the most. I thought it was a feeling that everyones will relate to at some point in their life, although being young – it’s hard to already relate to this feelings. I truely felt the notion of “going home”. The poem itself generally reminded me of [...]
Po-Town.
February 4, 2008
This past weekend I visited my best friend who goes to Marist College, which is in Poughkeepsie, NY. – Po-Town for short. ouch. It is absolutely nothing like Brookyn, yet just as dangerous. Marist is about 5 minutes outside the city of Poughkeepsie, but you would never ever know it’s near anywhere “urban”. Everything is [...]
Dominica Paige
February 4, 2008
Although we weren’t really able to see the photos, Dominica’s presentation was still beautiful. The way she spoke about photography and the photographers she was presenting really made her love for the art apparent. Just listening to someone speak so passionately about something they love is more than enough to keep me interested.
When we [...]
Washington Township, NJ
February 4, 2008
Small Towns. The One Hardware Store. The Bagel Place That Knows My Order. You Can See New York City From This Hill. The Twin Towers Used To Be There. Original Train Stations From The 1900’s. That Used To Be A Farm. Demarest Is Closed For The Winter. There’s “Run’s House”. Catholic Schools Of All Girls [...]
