My sister N’ku and I arrive in Amsterdam early on a Sunday morning and take bus 197 from the airport to Leidseplein where our AirBnB apartment is located. After a refresher nap, we decide to take in the sights. We walk to The National Monument in Dam Square to join the Sandeman Amsterdam Free Tour. […]
The Italian and his A-1 sauce
It had been a busy couple weeks and I had packed last minute for my Amsterdam trip, had not eaten and thus arrived at the airport starving. I grabbed a slice of cheese pizza from an air-side concession stand and immediately started to eat it while searching for my departure gate. Half way through, I […]
In a New York State of Mind
Took the cousin to the Statue of Liberty. Got rather up close. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone (Pictures edited with Instagram)
Thoughts about The Lion King through Adult Eyes
Not too long ago, my French speaking fourteen year old cousin from Marseille came to the United States to visit the family. It was the first time that she and her aunt, my mother, had met. I don’t know how they communicated as my mother doesn’t speak French and she doesn’t speak English nor Nzema. […]
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 […]
San Diego Sights
Beautiful sunset over San Diego skyline as seen from Coronado Island I attended IDWeek in San Diego last week and was able to take in a few sights, enjoy a few eats, and mingle with the brightest and best in infectious disease. I wouldn’t trade being an infectious disease physician for any other medical specialty! […]
How Not to Pick a Restaurant
I was recently in San Diego, CA for IDWeek2012 with 4 other ladies from my hospital. In addition to the conference itself, we looked forward to warm weather, great restaurants, and awesome shopping…oh and yeah, time away from work. Months prior, we had given ourselves an assignment of each choosing a restaurant for dinner. I […]
Good Friends, Good News in Boston
After my rather depressing winter, I decided that an attitude adjustment was in order for me. I’ve got a lot of things going well for me although I’m not going to lie – the things that make me unhappy are major (aren’t’ they usually though?)- the seemingly never-ending winters, my life of total boredom attributed […]
My first memories of the United States
I was fourteen. I had taken the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) stress-free with the knowledge that the results wouldn’t matter. That exam that would determine whether I would end up becoming a tomato seller at the market with a baby on my back or a smartly dressed Senior Secondary School pupil couldn’t faze me. […]
48 hours in Chicago
I spent the Cinco de Mayo weekend in Chicago visiting a friend who was visiting the United States from Ghana. It was a short but sweet visit. I caught a bit of a Mexican heritage show Stumbled upon a Polish parade Captured Genghis Khan at the Field Museum of Natural History making use of several […]
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.