Gelato

It all started with Ben & Jerry’s that fateful night in June. AnneMarie strutted over while the gang was busy solving mysteries and playing cards on the grass outside the dorm building. Beaming eyes portrayed to the gang a tale of risk. Or perhaps just a tale of delight when the goodies lounging in the white plastic bag she held were revealed, though this all went unnoticed by me. The game at hand had me enraptured until one ear became deaf from a shriek of glee. Glancing up and trying to…

This is one of the effective dietary therapies with particularly lower levels of fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAPs). FODMAPS are dietary carbohydrates that are osmotic in nature. Means they tend to pull water into the intestine. In SIBO, FODMAPs are poorly absorbed and are fermented by our intestinal bacteria. The fermented products are then as a food source by bacteria. However, this internal fermentation is not favorable for SIBO patients, as…

baroque-style buildings. At that time, I didn’t know my outfit was influenced by a skyline with these amazing buildings, however, when I think of my fashion, my style has been changed gradually by the baroque-style atmosphere. The second inspiration is Gelato. Since I arrived in Italy, one of the predominant things I have…

The green doors are in front of me. Illuminated by the light beyond it. With uncertainty I move forward, stepping out onto Via della Lungaretta, a familiar street to me, and yet an unfamiliar name, one I haven’t noticed before. As I start my way down the road I already find myself sweating from the heat. I’ve been here for three week and I am still not used to this kind of summer. Walking by a water spigot surrounded by people, I want to stop by and take a refreshing drink because I know the…

butter. They arrived sizzling on 500-degree plates. Both steaks were cooked perfectly and well accompanied by the sweet creamed corn brulee and double whipped baked potato. Our chosen dessert was the vanilla caramel cake with sugared pecans and vanilla gelato. (-- removed HTML…

The reading of the will was short. No relatives, few possessions, hardly any money. Most of it went to Laurel; the rest to a local charity. She took the boxes full of books and trinkets and the weight of it reminded her of the funeral on the boat, the moments before she said goodbye. This wasn’t something they prepared you for. The fact that death left behind a thousand little goodbyes. It was hardly final. It was something that you need to spill out again and again. Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye.…

Italians welcome people into their towns and homes for a meal or just to hang out. Laughing is something that Italians like to do everyday. In the evening, activities may include taking a stroll in the street with their friends and family or eating gelato. Family recreational activities include taking a traditional Sunday passeggiata (family stroll), driving to the seashore or the mountains, and watching television (“Italy”). Many Italians have been watching a lot of television recently, so…

visited more than six different countries before I was three and became an avid traveler as I grew up. Europe is my terrain and Florence, Italy my love. The skills I accumulated from my travels include, but are not limited to, eating copious amounts of gelato, avoiding pickpockets, and talking down cab fares. These skills attest to larger impact traveling had on me.…

Even though, I was only nine years old and can hardly remember the entire extravaganza, the memories I do have are filled with laughter, stories, and a ton of gelato! Unfortunately, in the Fall of 2011, my dad was admitted into the hospital for open heart surgery. I had just turned fourteen when this event occurred, so when I received the phone call from my mom informing me, “The cardiovascular surgeon wants to…

Italy’s Culture Ciao! This is Italian for “Hello!” The culture of Italy is a of particular interest to me because all of my dad’s side of the family is Italian and has Italian ancestry. My father’s Grandparents were born and raised in Italy, and spoke all Italian. Italy has the most romantic people in the whole word, just before Paris. Some cultural practices that they do in Italy, is that their most popular sport is “football” or soccer. Although my family is a Italian family, we don’t always…