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  • The Embassy…Not What You’d Think

    On a day of many sudden and brutal realizations, the most memorable was my arrival at the US Embassy in Rome. I exited the cab with my rolling suitcase and bags, and approached the US Citizen line, which was next to the Non-US…

  • Lesson Learned: Hubris is Overrated

    That’s right. I’m going to tackle this one head on. I (still) cannot believe this happened to me. That someone looked at..ME..and thought “She’d be perfect to assault.” As I might have mentioned, I am athletic. 5’10”. I proudly played…

  • Great, I Escaped…Now What??

    NOTE: All bolded items in this post are so you know some things that I felt helped me build my case or are just points of emphasis on things you might find surprising. I have to say, I am so glad…

  • Lesson Learned: My Big Feet are Fabulous

    My friend Jessie’s mouth will start watering at the sight of this photo. She loves shoes. Lives for shoes. So when beautiful, glorious, designer shoes were brought to my home for the Marie Claire photo shoot, I had this photo taken for her (my…

  • Escape Route

    The two most frequent questions I am asked are WHY did I decide to go over the patio rail and exactly HOW did I climb down to safety. The WHY is easy: I liked my chances better away from Marco. The…

  • Hi Everyone, thanks for visiting. Now, let’s get to work…

    This blog is written in chronological order starting with a review of the day I was attacked (Nov. 12, 2008) and key moments/events thereafter. Please understand, your only job is to survive a sexual assault. But this site is dedicated to…