In 2013, my high school in southern-eastern suburban Rome was a place where veiled and insidious discrimination against anyone defying … More
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From the Tiber to the Clyde: The Nature of the Fun
During my high school years, I did not appreciate the conventional conjugations of teenage fun. Merriment is not a thing … More
From the Tiber to the Clyde: Defying Space-Time on a March Day, 2018-2019
Rome, March 2018 It’s a Saturday morning. Temperatures are close to twenty degrees. The two pomegranate trees around my house … More
From the Tiber to the Clyde: Breaking the Stillness at the Outer Edges
If, right upon leaving Rome in August 2016, I had been asked to justify my decision of moving abroad, I … More
From the Tiber to the Clyde: Social Anxiety, Landscape, and Me
At least on the surface, conversations on mental health within the Glasgow University community have been normalised to the point … More
From the Tiber to the Clyde: Beginnings
Roughly a month after receiving my offer, I packed my bags and left Rome with my mum for a few … More
