A journey.
From my kitchen, I have a view of the downstairs wet market and the building across the street. People here keep their windows and doors open at all hours so of course my nosey, Bahamian self is going to look see what's going on. Bird lady They fly to her balcony every morning and evening… Continue reading Window Stories
Thailand has been on my bucket list, vision board, goals list for several years so it was literally a dream come true when I got to go. Shoes off when entering any religious temples. When I first moved to Myanmar, I had to stop over in Bangkok but I couldn't really enjoy it because I… Continue reading Thailand
Of course not everything that glitters is gold and so it goes without saying that there are downsides to living abroad or away from home. You miss out on the local fun and activities and good times with your friends. I haven't been to a Jollification or international food festival back home in at least… Continue reading Downsides to Living Abroad
Now anyone that knows me knows that I take my food seriously. Schedule changes have happened to ensure that I get me some food. There are so many interesting things to say about the food here. The first day I arrived in the city and got to my apartments, I was pleasantly surprised that below us was… Continue reading What’s the Food like?
Life has a great way of reminding you that even when you think you're in control, you're not. Life will never be perfect but we can find moments of perfection in the midst of it all. So how's it going way across the way for me? Not bad I'd say. It's been about 4 months… Continue reading How’s it going?
Having lived away from home since 2010, I strongly support people of all ages to either take a moment to travel abroad (beyond the USA), study abroad and/or work abroad. Each of these offers a different and yet similar benefit: exposure. When I was a teen, my mom would talk about the importance of exposure… Continue reading Exposure
I can't say that I've had a huge cultural shock since being here, but there are some western comforts I miss. Starbucks for example. It's practically pumpkin season and I miss all things pumpkin flavored. Pie, spiced lattes, candles, cereal even. I miss fall weather. Here, rainy season is coming to a close and it's… Continue reading I Miss…
At the time I'm writing this post, please know that my hand is like 92.2% healed. Last month, just two days before the official start of school, I cut my hand. Believe me, it was not intentional and usually I patch up any knicks and bruises myself but this was beyond my scope of TV… Continue reading Story Time: I Cut Myself
Being on the darker end of the skin colour spectrum has great perks...first of all I'll look twenty-something til I'm forty-something. But there's also that whole, folks wanna treat us less than drama, no big deal, racism doesn't exist anymore, etc. etc. I've watched my share of YouTube videos of other black women that have… Continue reading Traveling While Black
A couple goes into a restaurant and they order different items on the menu. The server brings their food. They both enjoy their (own) food until one asks, "Let me try some of yours", and this is done so innocently. Now your food could genuinely be better than theirs but now they're eating their food… Continue reading Comparison is the thief of joy…
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