Matthew Albasi

Stories from Matthew Albasi

The Color of This City

Date: 
Saturday, April 9th, 2011
Philly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"It's a matter of perspective man," he said to me, lighting up another cigarette and starting his walk across Broad Street.  Whether you're a citizen here, or anywhere else, doesn't matter.  What does matter is that you are here now."

Emergency water landing

Date: 
Friday, April 8th, 2011
Flight Attendant

So, this time last month I was catching an airplane across Pennsylvania, from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia; an almost embarrassingly short flight. After sitting in the Pittsburgh airport for nearly three hours I finally boarded the flight and felt my soul shudder when I noticed the six-month old child seated across from me.