On October 30, 2018 I attended day 1 of the Diaspora Roadshow put on by the organization Act4Accountability. I learned about the opportunity from a friend, and former college pal I met back in undergrad at the University of Maryland–College Park (GO TERPS!). The event was two days in length, but I only attended the […]
One day, a colleague of mine discussed an app called ClassPass with me. On ClassPass people can find exercise classes near them. This colleague mentioned a barre class, an exercise class which combines some ballet techniques with other anaerobic moves, close to where we work. I had maxed out my Groupon classes from PureBarre and […]
My sister and I share a room in a suburban area of Maryland. As I walked into our room I noticed a book, which I knew to be hers on account of I’d never seen it before. It had a simple, yet interesting cover that read: A COLONY IN A NATION. The words “a colony” […]
Sitting in box 36 of The DAR Constitution Hall ready to watch Trevor Noah, I couldn’t help but feel four things: blessed, relieved, confused, and distraught. The first emotion I felt was blessed. Why did I feel blessed? Well, if you’re familiar with parking in downtown D.C., then you’ll KNOW finding parking close to the […]
I miss my younger years, and I’m only twenty-six! Life was much easier as a child. No student loan repayments, no phone bills, no car payments, no insurance for the car payments, no having to dodge solicitors and/or canvassers pushing their products on me or asking me for money. I mean I don’t have it […]
*No copyright infringement intended for the above image* Have you ever noticed that the language surrounding yoga, when speaking with yogis, is centered on the act of practicing yoga, and not doing yoga? What’s the difference? Well, doing something implies a bit of a checklist mentality; however, practicing involves more of an ongoing interaction for […]
I took a walk around my neighborhood yesterday. My phone’s data was maxed out so instead of listening to a podcast I just observed my surroundings, and entertained a mental conversation with myself. However, about 10 minutes into my walk, what I observed reminded me of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. I feel like I have […]
I just saw Crazy Rich Asians with my coworkers this Sunday!! The beginning was pretty consistent with the book, but as the film continued I noticed the film writers deviated at times to accelerate and simplify the plot–the overall effect of some of the deviations made the film come off at times as a bit choppy. […]
So…is it just me or are CNN conversations reminiscent of Bravo reality show reunions? I just watched Paris Dennard throw HEAVY shade at Joan Walsh on Erin Burnett’s OutFront on CNN. When Burnett asked Dennard if he agreed with Trump’s claim that there were good people on both sides of the Charlottesville protest, in true […]