Let fear go and take in the moment
The dust is officially starting to settle. I still feel like a visitor, often. But I’m looking less and less like one (at least, I...
My constant sacrifice
I can pretty much write anywhere. Give me a pen and paper, iPhone and notes app or a laptop, and I’m good. Usually, I can make the world...
Outside...in the rain
So, it rains a lot here. Yea. I mean a lot. Sometimes it seems it rains at least once a day. Usually it does so around the time I’m ready...
Blurred Lines
I have officially made it a month. I’m not sure how that happened so quickly. I’ve definitely found myself venturing out more. I’m...
Race and the Black Girl
Racism is not just a word that describes old thinking. Social media is constantly giving racism legs as it gives people the courage to...
Little girl, big city, no limits
Well it’s officially been a week. No wait, two. Funny how time has gone by. As I sit here in a foreign place, tiny remnants of home sneak...
Life...unlived
Well, the intent was to write a blog once a week. And I imagine that will be the case once the dust has settled a bit. But there are just...
The beginning of something awesome...
Today, marks Day 1 on this journey (or rather Day 0.5, since I’m spending most of it in the airport). Many people were sympathetic to my...
Living my self-portrait
I don't mean this to sound morbid but the last few weeks I have given some serious thought to how I am living. Am I living or just...
All Shallows Eve
It’s Halloween: the only time of year when you can be anyone else but yourself. Many women pull out costumes that showcase the sexier...
