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The History of Disability Pride Month
This month, we are celebrating Disability Pride Month at Pedacitos Blog. Each July, disabled Americans can feel proud of their bodies and...
Melissa Lipari
Jul 8, 20212 min read


A Pedacito Of Beach Cleaning In Bali, Indonesia
Bali’s trash problem is no secret. The words ‘Bali’ and ‘trash’ seem to go hand-in-hand; when travelers talk, it seems like one can’t be...

Emmy Ciabattoni
Jul 7, 20214 min read


Protecting Our Coasts: Clean Beaches Week 2021
It's Clean Beaches Week! Every year from July 1st to 7th, the United States nationally recognizes this week to encourage the protection...
Emmy Ciabattoni
Jul 6, 20212 min read


Happy Independence Day: Celebrating the Fourth of July
On July 4th, we celebrate Independence Day, a day that commemorates the foundation of America. Since 1941, this day has been considered a...
Melissa Lipari
Jul 4, 20212 min read


Celebrating National Doctor's Day 2021
Today is National Doctor’s Day! From the Pedacitos community, we want to extend our deepest gratitude for the healthcare professionals...
Melissa Lipari
Jul 1, 20212 min read


A Pedacito Of My Mom: A Healthcare Worker During COVID-19
Ever since I was little, my mom has always been the best caregiver. Whether I was home from school with the flu as a kindergartner or was...
Melissa Lipari
Jul 1, 20213 min read


A Pedacito of Gay Asbury Park
As we continue our Pride Month celebrations, we want to bring attention to significant aspects and histories of the LGBTQ+ community....
Melissa Lipari
Jun 24, 20214 min read


A Pedacito Of My Brother's Stroke
My brother was away at a work conference in New York when he woke up feeling sick. He’d gone out the night before and drank quite a bit,...

Emmy Ciabattoni
Jun 23, 20215 min read


A Pedacito Of Anusha Parthasarathy
As a kid from a middle-class family in India, I did not grow up traveling. Once a year, for four days, my father would pile us into our...
Anusha Parthasarathy
Jun 22, 20212 min read


A Pedacito Of A New Orleans Festival: Hogs For The Cause
Festivals in New Orleans are a full season. In a “normal year,” festival season is in high swing, starting in March and lasting...
Kay Davis
Jun 20, 20213 min read


A Pedacito Of Juneteenth
Spending a summer with my big sis in the Lonestar state of Texas was not only an adventure but also a learning experience. Transitioning...
Hassan Ansah
Jun 19, 20213 min read


A Pedacito Of Conversations In A Cretan Fish Restaurant
After landing at Heraklion airport in the north, a quick tour of the harbor there, we drove down the middle of the (huge) Island of...
Judson Blane
Jun 17, 20215 min read


A Pedacito Of Kay Davis
My love of travel started not long after high school and really ramped up in college. Although I had made the requisite beach trips,...
Kay Davis
Jun 15, 20212 min read


Celebrating Pride Month: A Brief History of Pride
Happy Pride Month! Here at Pedacitos Blog, we strive for authenticity and inclusivity in all that we do. Part of our mission to connect...
Alex Gerlach
Jun 14, 20213 min read


A Pedacito Of The 5th Anniversary Of The Pulse Nightclub Massacre
Even writing the title of this post is unreal. Seeing videos and reading stories about a historic moment in time that actually impacted...

Michael Acevedo
Jun 14, 20217 min read


A Pedacito Of My High School: Performing Arts Academy
The rickety, yellow school bus pulls off the main road and up to the main gate of the Naval Air Engineering Base in Lakehurst, New...
Alex Gerlach
Jun 12, 20214 min read


Happy National Zoo and Aquarium Month
June is National Zoo and Aquarium Month! In 1982, President Ronald Reagan dedicated this month to zoos and aquariums to showcase their...
Alex Gerlach
Jun 11, 20212 min read


A Pedacito Of Melissa Lipari
On a warm Tuesday morning in May, I was born to my parents, Joseph and Claudia Lipari. I was their first and only child, a baby they were...
Melissa Lipari
Jun 8, 20215 min read


A Pedacito of An Israeli Wedding
With the growing crisis between Israel and Palestine plastered all over the news, I have been thinking a great deal about my trip to...

Ryle Eddings
Jun 4, 20213 min read


A Pedacito of Ryle Eddings
Growing up in a small town in Georgia, I did not expect my life to be that exciting. My parents were not particularly adventurous people,...

Ryle Eddings
Jun 1, 20213 min read
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