Something that I both love and that drives me crazy about New York is the sheer number of crazy conversations you can overhear. You ostensibly don’t need a television while living in New York, as everyday city life in New York is vastly entertaining in itself. I have […]
I love to mentor people. I love mentoring students, interns and employees alike. I like to see growth. And I like to see lightbulb moments. I find it fun to impart wisdom. I like to find new ways of explaining things. Perhaps there is a bit of narcissism […]
She loved catching Off Broadway shows, watching random celebrities in off-kilter humor. She once saw Parker Posey doing a phenomenally quirky job and became her biggest fan. She caught Posey’s films, one after the other. Then life got complicated and she didn’t catch any other Posey films. Where […]
I have been pensive this past week. Actuallt, more like these past few weeks. I am wondering what will be my path forward and where will I end up. I like where I am. Yet my feet and legs are restless. Extremely restless. They want to move. […]
There is no healing To what is forever more broken There is no sewing back together That which is forever ripped and tattered There is no glue That can forever more hold you together No sorrow is needed No solace is saught No crocodile tears need be […]
Growing up I didn’t care much for fairy tales. I didn’t see how those stories were really relevant to my day-to-day life in the South Bronx. Sure, I wanted to get out of the burned down neighborhood but I didn’t see that living in a remote […]
She held on tightly to her pepper spray. It was a pretty device and she hoped she wouldn’t have to use it. But she was always prepared. Her life was filled with dark alleys and lonely tunnels. She wanted to run or jump up high to […]
This past weekend I got to continue with my discovery journey of Los Angeles. For the past ten months, I have been trying to acclimate to the new city in which I find myself. After all, Los Angeles is the 17th city in which I live. Thus, […]
I am so stressed out at the moment that I am about to go on a week-long binge. Actually it may be shorter than a week. Either way I am about to binge. I just figured out I have less than 4 weeks to plan a holiday […]
I am a proud mama. My son just received citizen student of the month award at his school. He was the first one in his grade to receive it this year and it was a complete surprise to him. We had received a letter from the school notifying […]