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
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)
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
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.
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 […]
Brief Sojourn in Washington D.C
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 […]
Lincoln Everywhere We Go
One of the tourist attractions my Belgian cousins were interested in was the Lincoln Memorial. That necessitated a trip to Washington DC where I got to play tourist as well. I, however, did not expect to come across so much history related to Mr. Abraham Lincoln. It actually was quite neat, trying to recall my […]
24 hours in Washington D.C.
My Belgian cousins who are in their early 20s are visiting the United States for the very first time. They wanted to see the Lincoln Memorial and the United States Constitution, thus a trip to D.C. was born. We drove from New York to Washington D.C. with the plan to arrive around noon. By 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.