Mid-day Saturday, we were exhausted from wandering the floor of Boston Comic Con and our stomachs were grumbling. One look at the line for food in the Seaport World Trade Center sent us across the street to search for food at Rosa Mexicano. When we saw the “gluten free menu” option listed on the sheet … Continue reading
Category Archives: New England
Be Careful What You Dress For
“You’re going to die today!” the man shouted at me, gesturing to my chest with his assault rifle. I heard the air leave my lungs and felt my heart thud into my stomach as I stood frozen in shock. Then, from my spot in line outside the Convention Center, I looked down at my home-made … Continue reading
Something Delicious in the Air: Best Italian Food in Boston
Happy Friday! For my first of many “Something Delicious” Friday posts, I want to share my favorite restaurant in Boston with all of you: Nebo. The Pallota sisters, Carla and Christine, recently moved the restaurant from the North End to Atlantic Wharf, but offer the same delicious meals (with a few new additions) in a … Continue reading
5 Simple Tips to Pick the Perfect Family Campsite
For a long-weekend every summer my family stuffs the car full of tents, camp stoves, tarps, food and booze and heads north to whatever campground we’ve chosen for the year. We camp with three other families and the selection of the campsite used to rotate among the adults–that is until the infamous “parking lot camping” … Continue reading
An Unexpected Guest: how to behave when a bear comes to dinner
“Bear, bear, bear!” I had shouted at my sister earlier that weekend as she unceremoniously dumped orange remains from the cutting board onto the dirt at our camp site. The English language failing me, it was all I could instinctively verbalize. She rolled her eyes, kicking dirt over the spot where the smelly bear snack … Continue reading
Boiled Over
“Ralph, come back in here!” my Nonna yelled into the kitchen. “We’ll stop talking about this, just come back in here.” My dad stayed put. Quietly washing dishes and carefully avoiding the nuclear warhead that was our family dinner conversation, he had removed himself from the equation entirely. I wished I had thought of it … Continue reading
Last-Minute Boston Adventures
Before I ship out to Nepal, I’ve gotten the chance to do some of my favorite things in my favorite city! Sailing Boston Harbor on Father’s Day on our boat, The Blue Angel Watching the Bruins games in the Stanley Cup Finals (I hope they win the cup before I leave!!) and spotting Bruins … Continue reading
Boston Marathon Tragedy
I was shocked and saddened to hear about the bombings at the Boston Marathon earlier today, to say the least. Immediately my thoughts went to my family back home–who loves to go into Boston for days like Patriot Day to enjoy the beautiful weather and some of the festivities of the day. Luckily, my family … Continue reading
Our Day at MIT in Pictures
Today we took a little trip into Boston to visit Dad’s alma mater, MIT. Dad was mainly driven by a desire to hack the many ingress portals on MIT’s campus, but when I expressed an interest too we decided to take a little tour and explore some of the main campus. It turns out there … Continue reading
The Signs are all around us
Some of my favorite signs I’ve seen while traveling. I know there are more that I’ve neglected to photograph, but I’ll certainly be keeping my eyes out from now on. What’s the strangest sign you’ve ever seen? Continue reading