Photo by Vian Widana on Unsplash Happy Lunar New Year! I love celebrating this holiday with some of my friends from China and various parts of Asia. I read that this is the year of the snake (which ordinarily for me is not comforting) which highlights intelligence, resilience, and love. That feels like the theme…
Category: Reflection
You should tell your story
Photo by Anne Nygård on Unsplash I never realized how terrifying and liberating (at the same time!) it could be to tell your story until I became a community organizer. Sitting in a room with people who were different in every way – religiously, socio-economically, racially (…need I go on?), you never know what stories…
It’s a flip…
Photo by Levi Meir Clancy on Unsplash Every day, a new house goes on the market. It’s exciting to look at the photos of new homes and imagine myself living there, hosting family members at holidays, complaining about snow removal…ya know, just the usual neighborly conversation starters as you pick up your mail from the…
So 2023 is ending…
The older I get (hey, I’m still celebrating the anniversary of my 29th birthday, okay?), the more I’ve gotten into writing a list of goals for the new year. Earlier this year, the podcast team I’m a member of decided to do a virtual vision board party (shouts out to Anastasia and the co-hosts of…
I didn’t want him to know I was homeless, too
*Photo from Dillon Shook on unsplash.com The knock at the window in the kitchen of my office jolted me. “I’m getting ready to lay down in front of the door!” yelled Fred* through the window. “Ok! No problem!” I yelled back. “I’m getting ready to leave.” I gathered my belongings and rushed out so that…
5 ways to stay sane during unstable times
Photo from Gabrielle Henderson on unsplash.com This home buying journey and moving around while waiting to move into a home of my own…is unsettling to say the least. I’ve never been so thankful for a room rental in my life. At the same time, it’s an odd feeling to be in that in-between space of…
8 ways to celebrate Black History Month
Some people don’t like being the “token Black friend”. In my experience, if you don’t have any Black friends and you’d like to change that…and have tons of questions…I don’t mind being your Black friend. “Let me be your Black friend!” I once told someone. To this day, whenever he has questions about how to…
Valentine’s Day and the Single Lady
Just about every Valentine’s Day over the last *cough* number of years, I have been single and unbothered. I’ve always loved February 14th. I love chocolates, cards, flowers, romantic comedies, heart-shaped pizza…you get my drift. Every year, I send Valentine’s Day cards to my family and try to find cute things to give to my…
Why I Study Languages
“Promise Auntie one thing… That you’ll learn another language. It’s the way our country is going. Believe me now; I’m telling you the truth.” I’d like to say these words from my aunt gently nudged me to start studying Spanish again but it was more like they GNAWED at me! “Is that You, Lord?” I…
Sara Lee Took Over Champion and created more than a conqueror
Listen, I remember being ’bout 13, 14 years old and one of the LAST brands you wanted to have on was Champion. Chile, if you had on Champion, everybody knew ya mama had taken you to Walmart to buy your new clothes. And Lord knows you didn’t want to have on a Champion tee with…