Despite my slight love of fog, I almost titled this bit “how the fog did us in.” Then I thought about it. The fog didn’t do us in necessarily. It may have actually helped see the light. Let me backtrack. I like fog for its eerie texture and […]
Sometimes I want to write a letter to the powers that be to let them know that I would be ok with the world being normal for once. Last year, when we headed off to South Africa everything seemed more or less normal. Well, as normal […]
As a Puerto Rican you have a love affair with pork. There is pork in everything, including our red beans. I wasn’t always so enamored of pork. I was a vegetarian for over a decade. Thus, no meat really made me happy. Even now that […]
I love travel. Didn’t do much of traveling growing up. However, once I had a job I hit the trails at full speed. I believe in the power of travel and thus have exposed my son to different states and countries at a very early age. He has […]
Despite severe jet lag and a deep desire to wake up at 2am yet still sleep, we went off on an early morning (and eventual day-long) adventure. The day was foggy giving Kong Kong an eerie sense of ghosts abounding through the landscape. It could very well […]
A while ago I became unstuck. I freed myself from my own rooted spot, To only get mired in a sinking earth. Then I rose from the drought, To only free float and wonder what’s next. Stuck and unstuck Sticky and non-sticky What is it? I traveled to […]
I am a healthcare executive who is also a reseach scientist and an advocate. I like being multi-layered. I like nuance. I like looking at data but I also mightily believe in my gut. The power of one’s gut can’t be underestimated. In the healthcare field it is […]
I get hangry? Do you? Do you know what it is to get hangry? It’s when you become a raving lunatic because you are hungry. I readily admit I’m not too chill when I’m hungry. And most certainly no one wants to cross me when I’m in need […]
Until I owned a house in New York, I had no idea that dandelions were weeds and considered bad. Growing up in the Bronx, I thought of dandelions as pretty flowers that brightened up abandoned lots. I had no idea what weeds were. What’s a girl growing up […]
This rant I’m about to embark on has been a long time coming. It’s been brewing, stewing and marinating in my brain. My tongue has wanted to lash out 1001 times but I’ve shown remarkable restraint. This shall be my “about a boy” discussion. Have you seen the […]