Back in college on summer day, I was returning from my field work trip. I was doing a summer research program that had saved me from a summer of couch surfing. I was walking across campus, deep in thought as to what I needed to accomplish the […]
It has been about eight years since I last lived in an apartment building. While I transition to Los Angeles over the next six months, I will be living in a highrise that has a pool, gym and super friendly conceirge staff. Sounds a little glamorous I am […]
Back in the day I traveled to a far away land. Well, to me it was. What did a South Bronx girl know about Egypt? This one? Not much. I knew what is generally known. Its history, its geography and language. I even bothered to learn […]
Christmas in Los Angeles is something I have thought of in the past as a vacation or as something that I have seen as a quirky occurrence on television shows such as 90210 or Melrose Place. I had no idea last year when I was celebrating Christmas in […]
“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.” —Hal Borland As of late, Mondays have been a trip down nostalgia lane. I recall when I went away to boarding school up in Massachusetts, my south bronx sensibilities were struck by the […]
Where we love is home – home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. First off, I need to vent that I do not have a dog. Thus, Toto, in this piece, is completely metaphorical. Lack of dog aside, I’m feeling […]
Transition My world this past year has been steeped in the word transition. Everything has been about transition and restructuring. I transitioned from East Coast to West Coast. I transition into a new position back in February and am about to do so again in a week. […]
Paint the World Wide blooming friendships Small hand in hand today Tomorrow love heals
During my travels it is often quite an adventure deciding where to eat. Does one pick a popular restaurant? Perhaps a place that serves a cuisine one has never had. Other times it is just a matter of expediency. For me I always want something authentic but what […]
My Hotel Pet Peeves for the Week This past week I was in four different cities doing multiple presentations. Week like this make one wonder why do I need to do so much business travel. Do we not live in the electronic/digital age so as to we don’t have […]
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