Hi everyone, Here’s a video of my helicopter ride over Maui, Hawaii. Have you ever been? It was beautiful and so worth it! I’m also a reviewer for reedsydiscovery, so, if you like my reviews, you can head over there and provide tips as a form of gratitude and appreciation. You can also join me…
Category: Travel
5 Lessons Learned From Traveling Solo
Traveling has become one of my greatest loves. Not only for the freedom it provides, but also for the lessons that it teaches. Lesson 1: You can do it alone Whenever I am out alone (whether traveling or catching a performance) people often tell me how brave I am, but I don’t view it as…
My Vegan Food Experience in Mexico City, Mexico
As someone who practices veganism, I was very excited to visit Mexico City, Mexico, as it has the most vegan and vegetarian friendly restaurants in all of Latin America. Did Mexico City live up to my expectations? Like all other places, yes and no. To find out which restaurants are worth visiting, and which you…
Life Reflections on a Plane to Mexico
It is 9:53 am on Friday, January 18, 2019, and I am sitting on a plane, a little over two hours from landing in Mexico City. I am going back and forth between listening to music and reading Eat, Pray, Love. Her feelings and the desire to go, to master a language, to be, to…
Biggest Lesson I Learned in 2018
Fly, take up space and trust your instincts. Looking back on 2018 I can say that it was a whirlwind year full of many emotions, growth and reconditioning myself to trust my internal voice. In life, we are so often taught the way that things should be: be a good student, excel academically, go to…
Blessed Ramadan
Ramadan Kareem! Ramadan Mubarak! Blessed Ramadan! I just want to take this moment to acknowledge all of the Muslims worldwide who will be observing Ramadan during this blessed season. As for me, though I’ m not fasting, Islam is still a special place in my heart, and my heart is with all of you! I…
Who I Am and Why I’m Here
I’ve been blogging for a few years now, but I have never taken a moment to fully introduce myself. So, here we are. When I initially began this blog it was as an extension, and eventual replacement, for the “For Your Black? Conscious” newsletter I started during my years in Chicago. The original intent of…
8 Things No One Tells You About Korea
Most folks are aware that I have pleasant thoughts when I reflect on my time in South Korea. If you haven’t, you can read about it here. While feeling nostalgic and watching videos on youtube, there were two videos that caught my attention: -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKo3afrXF1Y&t=472s -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWhrR9Fztss&t=238s Below is my response video, based on my time and…
Discovering Gender Fluidity in the Philippines
1. How do you feel your views on masculinity, femininity, and self-identity have changed since living outside the US? Moving to another country and immersing myself in another culture caused me to want to look into, research and explore my own culture more. I started wondering if there were similarities between Filipino and American culture…
Do African Americans abroad experience white privilege?
In a recent article for The Washington Post Saul Williams discusses the freedom and privilege of being African American abroad. At one point he states, “hey, if you want to experience white privilege, hop on a plane and go anywhere with your American passport and you will experience American privilege and you’ll be able to…
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