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…
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…
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…
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…
And the winner is…ME!!
A few days ago on Instagram, Norah's Vintage Loft launched a contest. I never really enter contests like that, but literally ten minutes before the deadline, a friend and I were walking home from work and passed a red vintage…
Paris is that you?
This time tomorrow I will be in Paris!! There will be a lot of wine drinking, baguette eating, dancing to good music, laughing with good friends, and trying to find a job so that I can finally move to the…
Norah’s Vintage Loft
While in Detroit I spent a lot of time exploring new places in the city including new shops. One shop I stumbled upon is Norah's Vintage Loft, named after the owner Najah's gorgeous daughter. As I approached the shop, the…
Made in America Day 2
Day 2 of Made in America didn't start off as great as we would've liked. It was a raining Sunday morning and the prospect of standing in a park all day was not very appealing. We started our day with…
Made in America Day 1
On May 14, Jay-Z announced that he would be curating and hosting his first ever music festival in Philadelphia, Labor Day Weekend, Made in America. As soon as I heard the announcement I hopped on Whatsapp and furiously sent out…
Eating Rome: Aromaticus
I very rarely read travelers' guides such as Lonely Planet or Frommer's, but once in a while a headline in an email catches my eye and I see what they can tell me Rome has to offer. In Frommer's May…