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Runyon Canyon Park
My trip to LA was meant to be a mind, body and soul retreat. I am not sure if my hosts knew that before I arrived, but everyone was definitely on board when I announced it. I have been in…
Tags: California, Los Angeles, Runyon
January 8, 2013
A Vision Board Party
I have been in LA for five days now and have been having an amazing time. Prior to coming here, I knew that this would be the trip that would allow me to start the prep work for sorting out…
Tags: California, Creative, Life, Los Angeles, Musings
January 5, 2013
Welcome 2013
I brought in the new year in Los Angeles with an amazing group of people. My LA clique is composed of @L10_MIA @kelechiakalu and @jrbland. To bring in the new year we went to a house party and though I…
Tags: California, Los Angeles, NYE, Party
January 1, 2013
Year End Review: Goodbye 2012
I cannot believe that today is the last day of 2012. It seems like just yesterday I wrote my year-end post, reflecting at all of the travel and life experiences that I had in 2011. It seems like just yesterday…
Tags: 2012, Flight, Musings, Travel
December 31, 2012
Holidays 2013: “Where are you living now?”
Spending the holidays in Detroit is something that I look forward to every year. In the last 28 years I have only missed two Christmas’s with my family and I vowed never to do it again. I love catching up…
Tags: Detroit, Holidays, Michigan, Travel
December 27, 2012
Rome’s Palazzo Della Esposizioni
I have been longing to see the Robert Doisneau exhibition in Rome and was all ready to go on Saturday, then saw the museum entrance was a whopping 12€, but right under that price was a note that on the…
Tags: Italy, Museum, Palazzo Della Esposizioni, Rome
December 7, 2012
I ate a raw egg and other tidbits from a random Thursday
November 15th started as a regular Thursday, except this time when I left for work, I had a friend laying in bed sleeping off the changing of multiple time zones. Having landed from Hong Kong the day before following a…
December 3, 2012
Decisions, Gratitude and Orange Juice
Most days life is filled with the same mundane tasks. I wake up, I shower, I get dressed, I make fresh squeezed orange juice, I go to work, I complain about work, I complain about Rome, I go home, I…
Tags: Musings, Random Thoughts
December 2, 2012
A Perfect B & B in Rome
My sister and one of her closest friends came to visit me in Rome for one week, which just ended on Thursday. My current housing situation is a bit unstable so I had to book a bed and breakfast for…
Tags: Air BNB, Italy, Lodging, Rome, Testaccio
December 1, 2012
The Natural Hair Market – Detroit
Being natural, in black girl speak means not relaxing your hair with “creamy crack” or wearing weaves and wigs. This seems to be an emerging trend in the US among black women. More and more we are seeing a celebration…
Tags: Detroit, Michigan, natural hair, Shopping
October 9, 2012
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A week in Nairobi: #mustmovebacktoafrica
This sign welcomes people to the UN compound When I found out that I was going to spend a week in Nairobi for a work trip I was very excited. Having grown up with so many Kenyans in Detroit it
Dada Masilo’s Swan Lake
Saturday night, as part of the Roma Europa festival, I headed to Teatro Argentina for the first time to see Dada Masilo’s Swan Lake. I must admit prior to arriving at the theater I had no idea what I was
My Life as a Unicorn: A black girl in Rome
After a nine-month (not to give birth in secret) hiatus from Rome, an opportunity arose that was convincing enough for me to return to a city that I do not love. Many of my friends and former colleagues said it
where in the world….a photography exhibit
In one week I will be hosting my first ever photography exhibit. I hope that you can attend. I will be displaying 24 pieces of work from six continents. While the idea of putting my work on display is very
Ann Arbor’s Finest: Zingerman’s
A few weeks ago during the first meeting of the advisory board for the Detroit Food Academy, I had the pleasure of meeting Paul Saginaw of the Ann Arbor based company, Zingerman’s. During the meeting he spoke of his company
The First Ever Catch Me If You Can Contest
If you follow me on Instagram, you have seen my flight count since the beginning of the year. As of today I have taken 33 flights this year with more to come. I have decided to launch a contest and