Caio, bella!
Teresa Barile talks to us about international education, family history, and the Big Apple.
Your family is a classic immigrant success story.
Yes, I’m a second generation Italian-American. Both sets of grandparents immigrated from Italy at the turn of the century and landed at Ellis Island. They managed to raise many children and send them all to school, even in the midst of the Great Depression. As a teenager, my father delivered ice on the Lower East Side of Manhattan to fill ice boxes in tenement buildings. I’m proud to say that my three brothers and I are all well-educated and successful. [continue reading…]
Marina and her three hombres
Russian-born, New York-raised Marina Villatoro talks about the expat life, Central America, and that international phenomenon – the picky eater.
You were touring Mayan ruins when you met your husband, right?
Yes, I’d left New York and was traveling solo around Central America. One night I camped near Tikal, Guatemala. Lico was there too. We got to talking and, well, here we are, 11 years later, married and parents to two boys. [continue reading…]
