Traveler Bee

Not all who wander are lost.

Ellis Island

In 1920 my great-grandfather, Vito, came to America from Sarconi, Italy on the Regina d Italia. Now, nearly 100 years later, my grandma...

Woman in Gold - Adele Bloch-Bauer

Not two days before I left for New York, I watched the Woman in Gold. The 2015 film, starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds, recounts...

The Story at Ground Zero, Pt. 2

(continuing from Part 1) I was 8 years old when 19 cowardice people decided to change the world forever. I remember sitting downstairs...

The Story at Ground Zero, Pt. 1

There are no words to describe the feeling of the day I visited the 9/11 Memorial and Museum alongside a 9/11 first responder. Before I...

Port Authority Attempted Bombing

I woke up on my first morning in New York City to blaring sirens outside my hotel. Since this was my first time in Manhattan, I figured...

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