When I went to Rome in 2008, I managed to attend a General Audience with the Holy Father, at that time Pope Benedict XVI. It was a one in a lifetime chance to pray with and receive blessings from the Holy Father, or so I thought. I barely saw him. He was a white speck […]
A Late Afternoon at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
I went to Philadelphia to browse the Paul Strand: A Master of Photography exhibition. It was a cold winter day. I took these pictures as I was leaving, the sun already beginning to set and casting colour into the sky. This is the Ben Franklin Parkway and the Philadelphia skyline as seen from the top […]
Paul Strand’s Portrait of Ghana at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
If I were into photography, I would know who Paul Strand was. But, I’m not, and I didn’t, not until now. It took a Groupon for reduced admission at the Philadelphia Museum of Art for me to discover that there was such a man as Paul Strand, and that for several months in the early […]
Dancing with Angelique Kidjo
In the midst of a busy week, I decided to take a break and go see Angelique Kidjo in concert. She’s a Grammy award winning singer from Benin to whom I was introduced by way of her song Batonga! back in the early 1990s while still in Ghana. I remember thinking back then that it […]
My First Baseball Game
I recently attended a Philadelphia Phillies versus Washington Nationals Major League Baseball game because the opportunity presented itself and because I’m in a “let’s get off the couch this year” mode. As was rightly asked of me, you lived how many years in Boston and never went to Fenway Park? Incredulous! I think not. I’m […]
Cherry Blossoms in Philadelphia
For years I’ve been meaning to travel to Washington DC to see the cherry blossoms. For years, I have missed the opportunity. This year is going to be one of those years. Luckily, I was in Philadelphia this past weekend and spent my Sunday in Fairmount Park enjoying “Sakura Sunday“, the centerpiece event of the […]
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.