Traveling to Italy with food allergies is often less daunting than people expect. I’ve helped hundreds of families and individuals travel there safely over the years. As many of you know, Italy is my European home after living there for years and it holds a special place in my traveling […]
Even before college, there were numerous times I lived with others. Every summer I lived in a bunk at camp with around 15 other girls. I also went to sleepovers, traveled and stayed with my friends and their families on vacation, among many other shared living experiences on group trips […]
The first time I lived abroad I found it challenging, but I realize now that it was an important first step. I lived in Australia, where they speak English (well, Aussie English…ha). I could order food and understand ingredients, yet there were still many obstacles. Almost everything packaged was labeled […]
This morning, I was contemplating job decisions over a cup of tea at Starbucks. It reminded me of how I would never work at Starbucks because of my allergies. There are nut coffee flavors, nut drinks, nut desserts, and all of which I would likely be responsible to either make […]
