Ada Nelson was born in Rome, Italy in 1920. 100 years later, she finds herself celebrating her century birthday in Alexandria, Virginia. Ada lives at The Hermitage Northern Virginia Retirement Community in Alexandria.

When The Zebra heard they were ‘planning some party outside her window with balloons and friends,’ we knew we had to meet the one-century-woman. It is not every day someone turns 100, and it is even more rare to see someone celebrate turning 100 amidst a global pandemic.