“Abby, look at that dessert. You should try it. It looks amazing!” I often say to my roommate when we walk by a bakery or shop in an outdoor market. It is difficult not to! Everything looks delicious and if I could try it I definitely would. The most difficult […]
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Stories About Allergic Reactions
When Friends Tell Stories Last weekend I was in Salzburg, Austria with my roommate and another friend of ours. I packed enough food for the entire weekend just in case I had difficulty finding food. In the car we were all talking and our friend started telling this story of […]
Peanut Assembly?!
Tonight I was in the kitchen making dinner with my roommate when she said in the middle of our school focused conversation, “Are you sure you want to know? It will make you mad and trust me because it made me really mad, so I would imagine it would make […]
She is Still My Food Allergy Mom
“Ugh, I am so full! My stomach hurts,” I complained in the car yesterday afternoon on the way to the airport with my parents. My mom made an early dinner that was the size of a mini-Thanksgiving feast so that I wouldn’t be hungry on my trip back to Italy. […]
A Long Trip Home and the Memory of My Uncle
It was this past Friday night around 11 p.m. when I sat down to book a very early morning flight home to the U.S. My uncle passed away suddenly from a massive stroke and I needed to get home to be with my family as soon as possible. I didn’t […]
Social Support in Italy with Food Allergies
The Beginning of Life Abroad My first night in Italy was overwhelming. Not only had I just met all of these new people but I was exhausted from traveling and didn’t even know where I was, as I followed a group of other teachers to a welcome dinner. On our […]
