Traveling, whether 1,000 miles from home or one mile from home, you’re bound to hear the familiar phrase —“Where are you from?” — sooner or later.
For some, this question is easier than others. I’ve lived around Italy, I was born in Togo. I grew up in El Centro, California, less than ten miles from the Mexican border. My family is from New York, and I studied and worked in San Diego, Pittsburgh, New York, San Diego, and Washington, D.C.
So, when someone asks me where I’m from, it is hard to choose one of the special places in my past. When you live outside your country, or even just your hometown, the people you meet along the way become what ground you, connecting you to each of the places you’ve been, living proof that you were there.
I created this blog to make a record of the stories and photos of the people and places that define my travels. I hope you will join in on these spontaneous experiences.
Please let this blog be your inspiration to take an extra vacation day, or go a little further on your next trip.
Can’t wait to read more! What you’re doing is what I aspire to do some day 🙂 x
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my blog always feature posts in italian but this time i also translated this post because im honoring you with the inspiring blog award, its a super symbolic award but somehow is cool isnt it. to share the award with other there are the instructions in the post i wrote. basically for you ahaha!
Thanks for the like on my post that led me here…definitely looking forward to reading more of your adventures in Italy, a country I adore. My first trip was in 1980, a different era, but a great place to explore when you are young and female – I had so much fun! I’ll enjoy your travels from my armchair.
Yes, I think it must be quite a different place! And quite a long flight…I write just for that reason, for everybody who can’t make it here for whatever reason. Sometimes enjoying from the armchair is a better gig… 😉
Thanx for following my blog! Congrats for yours!
Thank you!! I hope to be in the Treviso area soon, you’ve inspired me! 🙂
Thanks and it isn’t that far from Bologna tough!
Let me know if you any suggestion 🙂
Yes, exactly! Thanks! 🙂
Ciao! Thanks for the follow! Happy to discover your lovely blog. Bologna is on my list of places to spend more time in. 20 minutes in the stazione while transfering trains is just not enough! Happy blogging and travels to you. 🙂
Ha! Yes, I have the same list, I know it well. 😉 Please, let me know if you do make it! I would be happy to block off some time on my calendar to be a guide and to meet a fellow blogger! 🙂
What a lovely offer, thank you! Makes me happy just to think about it! Buona Domencia. 🙂
Looking forward to reading more about your travels!
Looking forward to reading more and enjoying your wonderful images. Hope you have ages at end to the week. Best regards, james
Thanks so much James!!!! It means a lot coming from you…:)
Oh how lovely!
Thanks!!! 🙂
This is great! like you I love to travel! I love to learn different cultures and partake in experiencing life as much as I can, and I can see that you do too 🙂
All the best in whatever you do, great blog!
Regards
Dalia
Oh thanks so much for your sweet comment Dalia. 🙂 Yes, what would life be without traveling?? Nice to share passions with fellow photogs/bloggers… 🙂
Love your blog. Thanks for sharing your travels. I look forward to seeing where you go next!
Thank you Bulldog Travels!! I really appreciate it. 🙂
What a beautiful blog! Which I had subscribed earlier but now I will get posts via email! Looking forward to following ! Nicole
Oh I so appreciate your comment Nicole! :)) You know WordPress- it has taken a lot of work over the years to get the look I was hoping for, and I think I’m finally almost there! 🙂 Thanks again for your support, it means a lot. Happy Saturday to you!
I’m really glad I finally found your blog. As you know it is hard to be on top of reading blogs and writing your own! 🙂
Yes I understand all too well!! :))
Excited to follow along on your adventures! 🙂
Oh thank you Heather! The same for me – I’m so glad I found your blog. I was searching under a tag I don’t usually search with for a friend’s blog and yours came up! 🙂
WOW!! You’ve experienced a lot. So exciting. Also, your hair looks great in the picture. 🙂
Ha! Best comment ever! Thank you Adrienne! <3
sincerely looking forward to read your work ,,, loved the about me, so intriguing
Oh, I so appreciate that feedback! I was thinking of totally revamping it, but I’ll keep in mind what you said. 🙂
O Dont mind me 😛 be all means go ahead and revamp i am sure the outcome will be as beautiful if not better .
P.S although not related but when u do ,, add your zodiac sign 🙂
It’s good to be different – it certainly makes life more interesting! 🙂 I look forward to exploring your blog.
Oh thanks for the comment and for stopping by – so appreciated! :)) Yes, I guess we are all different in our own way and it makes the world that much more interesting and worth exploring…;)
Congratulations Peggy! All the best to you in your new endeavor. I will definitely consult your oracle.
Oh thanks!!! :)) Much appreciated. Hope some of the travel info can be of some use to you…
How fun to be the different one in the room! I love your About page and the fact that you have lived and traveled in so many places. Thanks for following Oh, the Places We See. Glad to have you traveling with us, too! — Rusha Sams http://ohtheplaceswesee.com
Oh, thanks for your sweet comment, Rusha! I really appreciate it. :)) I haven’t had much time to keep up with my blog lately, but I love reading other posts when I can, and am really looking forward to keeping up with yours. 🙂
I can definitely relate to being the different one in the room! I was born one place, lived my childhood in another, and my teen years somewhere else – so I never had a home country, really. There are lots of plusses and minuses to that – still, I wouldn’t change a thing! 🙂
Thanks for your comment…it is so nice to commisurate on these things! The downside of moving around so much, for me, is the bit of loneliness that can come with it. I love meeting people like you because some of that loneliness goes away with the shared experience. What an interesting upbringing you’ve had! Thanks for sharing…