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Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrors DC

April 14, 2017 by KChie Leave a Comment

The most popular exhibition in Washington DC this year, Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrors, is free but that doesn’t guarantee you a visit. The Smithsonian’s Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is hosting the retrospective exhibition that showcases six of the Japanese artist’s famed Infinity Mirror Rooms and some of her other multimedia art. The exhibition opened 23rd […]

Bachelorette in Dallas, TX

April 3, 2017 by KChie Leave a Comment

One of my close friends from college who lives in Wisconsin is getting married in New Jersey so we chose to go to Dallas, TX for a bachelorette party. Yes! It was more of a no-fuss ladies weekend away. An opportunity to catch up, relax, and be pampered. Where We Stayed While Dallas may not […]

A Visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC)

September 30, 2016 by KChie Leave a Comment

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I didn’t expect the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) to be Black. Don’t groan. I didn’t expect there to be a Sweet Home Café and as delicious as the offerings sounded I dared not brave the lines. Not only were there so many Black people of all hues but a good number […]

Dupont-Kalorama Museum Walk, 2016

June 5, 2016 by KChie Leave a Comment

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This weekend was the annual free Museum Walk in the beautiful Dupont-Kalorama neighbourhoods of DC. The festival is sponsored by the Dupont-Kalorama Museums Consortium (DKMC) to promote these “off the Mall” museums. Of the 7 unique museums I was able to visit 4. At each site, there were tours, hands-on activities, and music. Dupont Circle […]

Around the World Embassy Tour (Passport DC 2016)

May 8, 2016 by KChie Leave a Comment

Yesterday was a beautiful day in comparison to the days of rain we have been experiencing. More than 40 embassies in DC opened their doors to visitors allowing us to experience their music, food, art, dance, and fashion. Attendance was free but only between the hours of 10am and 4pm so lines were very long. I myself was able to […]

2016 White House Spring Garden Tour

April 18, 2016 by KChie Leave a Comment

      Two weekends each year the White House invites the public to see the gardens. Tickets are needed and are free available on the day of on a first-come, first-serve basis. I was fortunate to be off work this past weekend. I woke up early and was lined up at the Ellipse Visitor […]

Cherry Blossoms in Washington D.C.

March 26, 2016 by KChie Leave a Comment

Full Moon Cherry Blossom Bloom Blooming cherry blossoms – gifted to Washington DC in 1912 by the mayor of Tokyo – are the first signs of spring. The blooms bring thousands of visitors to the tidal basin every year. It’s currently peak bloom and luckily I am here for it…finally. I went Wednesday late afternoon […]

Celebrating Mass with Pope Francis

October 1, 2015 by KChie Leave a Comment

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 […]

Brief Sojourn in Washington D.C

February 3, 2015 by KChie Leave a Comment

I had a bad week last week.  All job-related. I started out the year singing “Let It Go” and failed to heed the wisdom in that simple phrase. By the end of the week, I was ready to escape. So here I am in the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., trying my very best not to […]

Back to Las Vegas, 2014 Edition

December 16, 2014 by KChie Leave a Comment

I really don’t need to be going back to Las Vegas. Twice is enough. Yet, something tells me I have not seen the last of Vegas. My visit this year was prompted by a friend, a former colleague, who had been dead-set on celebrating her fortieth birthday in Las Vegas. She had been harping on […]

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