Category: Living

what i’m reading & watching: april

Allie Zerby

I go through phases with my media and literature consumption- one where I’m a sponge and try to learn as much as I can about the past and present world we live in and another where I want to read page-turning, riveting trash. I think both groups are important, but I’m currently in the first phase where I have a desire to consume information, as you can see by the movies and books that I’ve read and watched recently. I highly recommend each of these picks, so I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!

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learning italian through duolingo

learning italian through duolingo

Allie Zerby

Last week during a visit to my mom’s on Long Island, I excused myself so that I could peek at and mumble into my phone.

There was no way I was going to let a visit to my mom’s make me miss my Italian lesson.

For most of the past year (353 days and counting!),  I have been religiously attending to my 15-minute-or-so daily encounters with the language-learning app Duolingo. I used it on the subway, while walking across town, during previews at the movies. It’s safe to say that I’ve become addicted to the app.

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living in new york city

living in new york city

Allie Zerby

Four years ago, I moved to NYC from Colorado with a car packed full of clothes, my laptop, and a whole lot of expectations. While I loved the five years I spent in Colorado, I craved a faster pace of life. I figured since I had an itch to live in NYC, I owed it to myself to test it out, and there is no better time to do so than in your twenties.

While I was growing up on Long Island, I made frequent trips to the City, but it is hard to truly know what it is like to live here until you actually do it.

Everyone’s New York saga is different, but for me personally, the realities of moving to the City have exceeded all of my expectations.  Read more →