When I was young, I played the “someday” game. Someday, I’ll move out of the city; someday, I’ll get my degree, have a job I love, finish my book, travel the world, get back in shape, and eat better. Someday…. We all spend a lot of our time and energy […]

My parents, siblings, and I are the only ones in our family who have put down roots in the US. The rest of my relatives, on both sides, have always been in Greece. Between growing up in New York and visiting family in Greece during summer breaks, I never truly […]

I grew up in a small town in upstate New York. My mother was a teacher at the local elementary school and my father managed a small print shop in town. My brother was two years older than me, and we had a pretty normal upbringing. We lived in a […]