We found ourselves in the best of hands in this Catalan country, where after four centuries the culture is still peaceably torn between France and Spain.

Cassandra CsencsitzAugust 29, 2021 Comment

Banyuls: FRENCH Boot Camp

After multiple leaps of faith, we are finding ourselves in translation. Enjoy Chapter 1 of Camp Cassandra’s immersion stint abroad!

Cassandra CsencsitzAugust 23, 2021Comment

Barcelona: Perchance to Sleep

Join me on my children’s maiden voyage to France for five weeks of adventure and immersion, starting in la belle Barcelona!

Cassandra CsencsitzAugust 12, 2021 Comment

On Losing George Floyd in Dylan Country and Making Music with my Dad

During the trial of Derek Chauvin, I finally put into words my complicated reflection on how it felt to be home near Minneapolis after George Floyd died at Chauvin’s hands.

Cassandra CsencsitzApril 22, 2021Comment

Self-Exiled from New York: A Reverse Study Abroad

After not having left NYC for more than two weeks in 16 years, the pandemic forced our family out of New York for six months of soul-searching. The majority of our time was spent in my childhood home, making for a “reverse study abroad” filled with revelations about country and self.

Cassandra CsencsitzSeptember 20, 2020Comment

"NO LEGS NO JOKES NO CHANCE"

I couldn’t start a new year of theatre-going without looking back on 2019’s artistic highlight. Catch the last two weeks of Oklahoma! if you can, or enjoy reading about my (unorthodox) maiden voyage with one of musical theatre’s crown jewels. Happy MMXX!

Cassandra CsencsitzJanuary 3, 2020Comment

ADDICTED TO LIT: The Vital Decadence of Great Books

Read my talk on the intersection between The Great Books of St. John’s College and my grandfather’s writing in Alcoholite at the Altar: The Writer and Addiction.

Cassandra CsencsitzSeptember 22, 2019Comment