The Niece Project
2012 begins a project for me that has been in the making for a long time. But first, let me back up a few years…
I never wanted children of my own, however I have 6 nieces to shower my love and attention on. In an effort to show them the world and to bond with them I created the Niece Project. Once they turn 16 they get to decide where they would like to go in the world and I will take them there. Join me on this unusual family travel adventure.
2012 begins a project for me that has been in the making for a long time. But first, let me back up a few years…
We turned off the Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, and my body swayed with the motion of the taxi, happy to finally be in Rome. After…
Locals bustle around the market, picking out fresh vegetables and carrying on conversations in Italian with the shop stall owners; the ease in the conversations…
I listened to man in the suit in front of me and really tried to concentrate on what he was saying. I took notes rapidly…
I was given few directions; Rome was pretty much up to me. I asked Bethany months ago what she wanted to do in Rome, and…
“I know you, you’ve been here before?” I was stunned that they would remember me after 4 years and countless travelers coming through their doors….
The waitress brings out my pizza straight from the wood oven. The smell of the bread and the wood from the oven makes me salivate….
Where in the world did she get a crazy idea like that? A 16-year-old who has never been out of the country, has no passport,…
Imagine being 16 again… If you could go anywhere in the world – where would you go? If someone had asked me that question when…
I look at the little square on the electronic form and my mouse hovers over the top of it. I hesitate, think about my life…