IT’S TIME! It’s been a crazy past few weeks with graduation parties over Memorial weekend, my 10 year Swellesley reunion last week and now it’s time! KE NAKO! It’s the day of departure and I have not yet packed. Unbelievable. I’ve had to coordinate several meetings at work as well as a lecture, which as […]
South Africa here I come!
Walking the walk. So my guy friends have arranged to be in South Africa, in Johannesburg specifically, for the first few weeks of World Cup 2010. I don’t have time to be annoyed that they didn’t remember my plea back in 2008 to include me in plans. I just know that I can’t pass up […]
The Road to South Africa
I have been talking the talk for several years now. You know the one. It goes something like this: “one day I want to climb Mount Everest” or “before I die I want to see all the seven wonders of the world”. So it’s only natural that when South Africa won the bid to host […]
Boston you’re my home!
Boston Chinatown – the only historic Chinatown in New England. It’s probably third behind San Francisco and New York in terms of Chinatowns in the US. Lots of good food here! The Roman Catholic Mission Church in the Mission Hill area of Boston. You can’t miss it! It’s real name is The Basilica of Our […]
Bonus Vacation to Hilton Head, SC
I have known since February that I would be attending a conference on Hilton Head Island in April. So did I research the island? No! I got the agenda for the conference a few weeks ago and noticed that there was about a four-hour break in the middle of each day. So did I try […]
Rome: Relics, Churches, and Gelato
When I got back to Rome after visiting Ostia Antica it was late afternoon. I spent the remaining daytime walking in and out of random churches. Everything was so awe-inspiring. I wished I had more time. My last full day in Rome was a Sunday. So I went to Mass at Santa Susanna, the American […]
Day Trip to Ostia Antica
After 5 days in Rome, I decided to leave the city and see a different part of Italy. Alas time and my pocket-book would not permit a trip to Florence, Pompeii, nor Venice, so I decided to go to Ostia Antica, the harbour city of ancient Rome. Ostia Antica is a large archaeological and […]
Scavi Tour
Finally, the day of the tour that brought me to Rome had arrived. The Scavi Tour! I had planned to climb the Doumo of St. Peter’s Basilica before my Scavi Tour but that required waking up very early but I was spent and my butt muscles ached at the thought of climbing 300+ steps for […]
Confession in Rome
“Father, it has been eleven years.” I had thought about going to confession in Rome but didn’t actually plan on doing it. I have been to confession only on 3 occasions – my Communion, my Confirmation, and another random time. I know being shy is not an excuse not to go to confession at least […]
Borghese Gallery and Stumbling Upon Sights in Rome
After leaving the serene atmosphere of the Vatican necropolis, I joined the bustling crowds on earth above, cooled myself with gelato, and boarded the electric bus (116) to the Borghese Gallery. The bus passed through Campo de’Fiori and as I had enough time to spare before my reservation at Borghese, I got off the bus […]
A lover of mangoes. A woman - smart, without pretense, lefthanded, Afropolitan - navigating this thing called life. An unapologetic believer in social justice and karma. Choosing to radiate positive energy and be true to myself. Here, my musings.