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Luggage reunion and other fabulous introductions
Written on June 3, 2012. The Internet connection has been spotty, so I’ve had a chance to post this only now.One of the lovely views beheld on the downhill portion of the walk from the monastery to the...
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Adoring community life and relishing food in my face, all followed by a wary...
When I wrote my last blog post, I enumerated the topics that I wanted to cover in my following blog post. It was naïve of me to think that I would manage to cover those subjects without sacrificing...
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Adventures in absurdity: a multitude of grave events in a minuscule number of...
Well, hello there.Looking forlorn at the train station. Why the gloomy face? I was probably just hungry...To say that these past three weeks have been interesting would be an understatement. And to say...
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A delight to the senses
This post was written over several days, starting three Wednesdays ago. The endless, occasionally disruptive chorus of cicadas (I’m thinking of morning meditation today, when I chose my meditation...
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Un giorno nella vita monastica presso l'Art Monastery
“A day in the monastic life at the Art Monastery” is the English rendition of the title of this blog post. Also, though our schedule has changed since I composed this post two or three weeks ago, the...
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The company of visitors from near and far—and pushing me at least three...
Not for a moment did I ever take for granted the visits I received in Toronto this past year while I completed my Master’s. From August 2011 to September 2012—under twelve months—I received twelve...
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This post was written two weeks ago.It’s finally happened.Last night, after our 15-minute opening performance at the Calici sotto le stelleenogastronomic festival in Labro, I met one of my friends for...
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"This is community, man."
This post was composed a few weeks ago. At this point, many of the members of this fabulous community have come and gone, including the car that I was driving, which, as my friend said, "has sung her...
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Call me vegan-cheesy, but this one’s about the Ethereal Goodbye Contract
Sunset behind the clouds in Labro. Photo credit: Moi.It’s an unintentional agreement that we make from the moment our parents or guardians drop us off at pre-school or kindergarten. It’s the ethereal...
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Closing up shop and our role in the changing of seasons
In a few days, I’ll be leaving Labro. I'll spend time with my father's side of the family in Latina before I return to Canada on the 15th. In Latina, I’ll have more time to reflect and provide a more...
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Homecoming
♥ It’s August 28 [edit: this was written two days ago]. Yesterday marked two years since I moved to Toronto from Montreal, yet I haven’t lived in Toronto that whole time. As some of you may...
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A Decade Under the Influence of Veganism
Greetings and salutations, dear friends,It's 10:43 a.m. on November 4—three days after World Vegan Day, approximately 60 days since I last wrote, two months and four days since my boyfriend went vegan,...
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Shovelling Out: Snowy Reflections and a Tribute to the People whose Paths We...
I started writing this yesterday (December 11, 2014) after a poignant encounter with a woman down the street after a massive snowfall. When I got home from this experience, I received news that my...
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Chainlink cuddles: a short true story
A view of our 'hoodI’ve had kind of a rough week. It’s pretty personal, and, of course, these kinds of moments and periods happen to everyone, but suffice it to say that this week found me frowning...
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Conferencin' around Brooklyn
Toronto, Ontario, 23:49, June 9, 2015Ho, boy. First things first: hello! How ya been?Second things: I’m newly engaged; I went to Italy and France; I met Ingrid Newkirk, Dr. Neil Barnard, Roberto...
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Challenging the Unknown — but allow me to introduce myself first
I feel like I should introduce myself.Hi, guys and gals. My name is Christina, but I go by the names of Kris, Vanilla, Steens, Christintian, Seena, Vanipants, and La Vegetaliana, amongst others. I have...
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And then there was food porn
As promised, here is a collage of the food items that filled me with the calories that allowed me to bike, read, write, think, eat, and, well, cook. I hope that you enjoy them. And, while I'm here, I'd...
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In one piece
Greetings and salutations!I have arrived in Italy in one piece, and I do mean that literally—that is, a piece that was supposed to travel with me is still sitting in Toronto, or even Montreal. Of...
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Welcome to my yearly blog post, wherein I talk about nuptials, food in Paris,...
Hey, hello there, what's up, how's it goin'.It's been a while, eh? Unlike my more prolific blogger friends (I'm looking at you, K!), I have allowed myself to fall into a bit of obscurity, having...
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Proceeding through Prossedi and Mulling over Moszna (Part 1)
Well, buona sera and dzień dobry to you!I rejoin the World of Blogging almost at the same spot where I left it: Prossedi, Latina, in the region of Lazio, in Italy.I say “almost” because I’m not...
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Proceeding through Prossedi: Food, Family, and Fantastic Territories
My late paternal grandparents were born in Prossedi, Latina, this town of just over a thousand inhabitants. Perhaps it housed many more before its citizens were drawn to neighbouring towns and bigger...
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Challenger: Some Backstory on Gwent and Dane’s Super-Rad Involvement with CDPR
Author’s note: I am posting this a month after the event took place. (Today is January 16, 2018; the competition occurred on December 16 and 17, 2017. So, happy New Year! I hope you had a sweet and...
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The Pretty but Perplexing Polish Idiom, or How I Fared Linguistically in...
Author’s note: Though I’m in Toronto now and it’s 2018, I wrote most of this post from Poland. I hope you enjoy! Oh, and if you want to catch up on what preceded this post, read this post first....
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The Plague that Pummelled Our People in Poland
December 26, 2017It’s been a week, to the day, since I came back from Poland. One week ago, I was cruising the skies with 200-or-so people, headed for home to Canada after a visit to my ancestral home...
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It Wasn't All about the Food, but This Post Is All about the Food
What’s up, friends. How goes it?I left you last with toilet bowls and whetted palates. (Huh? Go to the last post if you actually want to know what I’m talking about.)Most importantly, I said I’d let...
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