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• One Voice in the Revolution

  

  What happens when you've been in the company of individuals who freely exchange racist jokes without any shared understanding that you may be personally,... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2020 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Norfolk, Nashville, and Now

  

  Current mixed feelings about the following: I hopped on many a plane last year. There were two important occasions to spend a weekend in Virginia. Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2020 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Mine, Too

  

  "Is this your first pregnancy?" she asked. The question hit me like a ton of bricks. Inhale. Exhale. "Yes," I whispered, ashamed. My first pregnancy. My first.... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2019 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Hygge in Luxembourg

  

  We met at a bar. How quaint, n'est pas ? He was speaking Spanish and had ordered pisco sours. I was intrigued. Pisco sours were not on the menu nor, in my... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2019 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• the Other Side of the Border

  

  "You should write this down," he said, "your thoughts, your observations, this seems like the kind of thing you'll want to be able to remember." Last week, I... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2019 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Autumn in Portland

  

  Few of us enjoy discomfort. We're stressed after a long day, pour a glass of wine. The news horrifies us, pay less attention. Our head aches, pop a pill. Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Kalimera

  

  Of the few Greek words I adopted over the five day-stay, kalimera was likely the first. Locals exchanged good mornings at all opportunities; on the island of... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Close to Home

  

  I grew up around kids. My mom watched multiple at a time: 6 months to 10 years old. My brother, sister, and I learned how to change a diaper, make a bottle, kee... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Baja at 29

  

  Nearly one year ago, on my golden birthday, I woke up to the Pacific Ocean. It was a magnificent sight, but I was also taken aback by how familiar that body of... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• the Significance of That Weekend in Texas

  

  Six months ago, I took my last 501 work trip to Corpus Christi (and later, Austin). I spent the first humid morning exploring by foot. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Brussels with My Brother

  

  For the first time since 2011, I'll be home for Thanksgiving. Dare I say I'm nervous? I'd considered a staycation in L.A., serving turkey to the homeless...... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• About Charlottesville

  

  I remember how it felt, at the age of nine, to learn that racism still existed—to "realize" that to be Mexican meant something, and it wasn't something good, no... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• One Long Weekend in Kauai

  

  Recently, in a one-on-one meeting with a new team member (p.s. I've been promoted to management! woot!), I was asked why I'd virtually stopped blogging. Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Mr. Mcalpin

  

  What's the difference between an Irish wedding and an Irish funeral? One less drunk. -the last joke my grandfather told my mom It's hard to say that I was... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Aloha, Hawaii

  

  Recently, AG Sessions declared his amazement that a judge "on an island in the Pacific" could block Trump's immigration order. He was referring to U.S. Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• a Lady of Leisure in Amsterdam

  

  There's a particular relief in (and pride to) the ease I feel in cities like Amsterdam. "How cosmopolitan I am!" I might joke. Yet the pride is sincere. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Wilde Zwijnen

  

  I didn't expect to return to Amsterdam after my 2009 pre-orientation visit. Of course I'd enjoyed the charming city, and I'd even been introduced to Indonesian... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Friday in Seattle

  

  I used to pride myself on being able to blend in well. I'm pretty intuitive and can navigate new with an innate sense of cautious yet curious direction. Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• the Unresolved Parisienne

  

  "If you can’t own the life you have right now, ask yourself what needs to change to make you feel like more of a conquistador. Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Winter in Vermont

  

  Years ago, my sister posted this Buzzfeed article to my Facebook wall. She read it out loud to my mom this past Christmas Eve; at which time I confirmed that... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL