As I stand in the airport store, not one package is recognizable to me. My flight has been delayed ten hours, and I am stranded at the Rome airport ill prepared with nothing to eat. I scour the few shelves of packaged food and find nothing. They have no fresh […]
Last night it was one of my friend’s birthdays. I had never been to the restaurant before. She told me that it was an Osteria, where the food would be regional Italian cuisine. I was also told that there wouldn’t be a menu because it changed daily, depending on what […]
Teacher vs. Teacher- Part II Towards the beginning of the school year, I wrote about how selfish and unkind I had found the science teacher about my food allergies. This was an attitude she had also shown to me my first year teaching in Italy. Now, towards the end of […]
Life in Italia This is my second year living in Italy with food allergies, and I am finding that this year is a significantly different experience for me as an Allergic Reactor. Between living alone, having no close friends return for another year and trying to make new friends, I […]
A few days ago I went out on my own without any friend or roommate to enjoy a new eating experience. I was craving some gelato on a beautiful, warm and sunny day, with no friends around. I walked down to my neighborhood gelateria. I gave the woman my allergy […]
The Italian “Olive Garden” Eating with food allergies in Italy isn’t usually a challenge. However, last night I went out to dinner at a restaurant called Rosso Pomodoro (Red Tomato) for one of my friend’s birthdays. I had been to the restaurant once before when it was extremely busy. That […]