Lindsey Reichert
Jewish Ghetto
I knew that it would be powerful. But I didn’t realize just how much until I entered the neighborhood and saw a man crying as he looked...
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Lindsey Reichert
Jun 1, 20231 min read
Ciao
Practicing Italian means that you will be corrected every time you try. Whether the accent was wrong, I forgot a word, or I don’t know...
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Lindsey Reichert
Jun 1, 20231 min read
Thessalonians
Dear Friends, I miss you. I long for you. It hurts to be away from you. And all I want to ask is how you are doing? My heart aches for...
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Lindsey Reichert
May 31, 20231 min read
Walnut Bread
My gosh! It’s walnut bread. Who would have thought of walnut bread and hummus. Mhhmmmm It’s warm and sweet with a savory hummus. I guess...
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Lindsey Reichert
May 31, 20231 min read
Home
ET Rome Home. When did Rome start to feel like home. I can understand what the woman said. I’m so proud of myself for these simple words....
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Lindsey Reichert
May 31, 20231 min read
Beach
We finally make it to the beach. A sigh of relief as I can only hear the sound of crashing waves on the rocks. The family next to me...
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Lindsey Reichert
May 31, 20234 min read
A buffet of life
We are walking into town and I say the words out loud, “I don’t like making decisions.” I have decision fatigue. How do you make plans...
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Lindsey Reichert
May 31, 20231 min read
Pompeii
A city that was frozen in time. If Orvieto is Disneyland, than Pompeii is Harry Potter World. You go to Harry Potter world to walk the...
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Lindsey Reichert
May 13, 20231 min read
Selah
I’m calling this my “Selah” season in Rome. I’ve been reading through the Psalms and the word get grabbing my attention. I decided to...
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Lindsey Reichert
May 13, 20231 min read
Dimmi
One word. It doesn’t matter who says it. The waiter, a nun, my friend. Those two little syllables and my heart melts. “Tell me” It’s so...
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Lindsey Reichert
Apr 21, 20231 min read
Shaky ground, firm foundation.
Uncertainty is the ocean I’ve been swimming in for the past year. I packed up my whole life, moved to Italy and I’ve been living out of...
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Lindsey Reichert
Apr 21, 20232 min read
Goodbyes
Red Cheeks How do I even begin? We are sitting around the table, we have been here for two and a half hours. We are eating each other up....
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Lindsey Reichert
Mar 13, 20234 min read
Deposition
I was asked to share my favorite piece of art and connect it to theology in class today. I was excited because I love sharing the story...
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Lindsey Reichert
Mar 11, 20231 min read
Vatican.
Poem 1. Fortune and Love They catch my eye One holding back the other. Never let me go. Love pulls when I want to fly If only you would...
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Lindsey Reichert
Mar 11, 20232 min read
Changed.
I’m sitting in my bed drinking my mint tea, with my oils covering my body, looking at Pinterest Morrocan bedroom decor. I think this...
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Lindsey Reichert
Feb 8, 20232 min read
Movie Moment
It was a movie moment. I turn the corner with my sandwich in hand and see the sun bouncing off the buildings. My seat has been saved with...
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Lindsey Reichert
Jan 11, 20235 min read
Semester One
This is what heaven will be like. Pass, pass, pass score! The teams keep changing and I can no longer remember who is on my team. But I...
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Lindsey Reichert
Dec 3, 20221 min read
Orvieto, where dreams come true.
The best way to describe Orvieto is like The Disneyland of Italy. Where all your dreams come true and the beauty is curated for your...
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Lindsey Reichert
Dec 3, 20223 min read
Culture Shock
(Post I wrote during my first weeks in Rome) Culture shock is real and hard. I wish there was a different name for it because I don’t...
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