One Thing Every Day
I get a lot of comments these days saying something to the effect of, "I don't know how you keep up with all the things you're doing. You must be superwoman!" While I do appreciate this sentiment, the truth is I am not superwoman. Actually, I'm not super-anything. I don't have any super powers,...
How a Girl Tricked the Nazis and Redefined Bravery
She sat across from me, her mouth turned up into a soft smile. With eyes crinkled at the edges, and a gentle lilt to her words, she took me back into the recesses of her memory. It was 2003, and I was in Vinnitsya, Ukraine. Elizabeta Yepifanova agreed to meet with me on a brisk, March morning,...
Spring Break ’16 and I Am a Hot Mess
Have you ever had one of those pedicures where you stick your feet in a tank of water and let tiny fish nibble the dead skin off your heels and toes? I haven't either, but I watched friends do it and I've never quite been the same for it. I find little appeal in letting small water creatures...
On Being Brave
I sat in the middle of a long table, a spread of foreign food laid out before me. It was hot in there, bodies compacted together, unfamiliar syllables and consonants mingling with the smells to overwhelm my senses entirely. I took it all in quietly, not really sure of my place inside this...
