Four days into my vacation in sunny Turks and Caicos, President Obama gave a speech about his goals for the nation’s recently controversial security measures. Yes, I was on vacation, but I needed a little bit of news. (Vacation updates later!) I figured that there would be a ton of opinions to read when I […]
Let’s talk about food, baby
Food can tell you a lot of things about people. It can tell you what their tastes are, what kind of traditions they keep and, of course, how hungry they are. This year my husband and I invited our family and friends into our home for New Year’s eve. Since we were raised in the same […]
The right New Year’s resolutions
New Year’s resolutions — you either love them or you really, really hate them. Honestly, I never got the point. My thinking went that making promises that you can’t keep is just a set up for disappointment (sore loser, here). Make no mistake, I have goals but they don’t necessarily need to happen within one year. […]
What are your vacation moments?
Whenever it starts getting cold and the holiday season approaches, I start thinking about what has been going on in my life. The New Year is on my mind. One of the big changes in my life for 2013 was that I started working with my husband. This means a lot of time in the […]
Vonnegut: Life through fiction
There’s no doubt that life can be strange, difficult and confusing but Kurt Vonnegut —a veteran, writer and political dissident — knew that art has the potential to alleviate some of the burden. I’ve read interviews where he claimed that artists have little effect in the wider scope of the world but in his writing […]
Things That Scare Me on Halloween (and always)
Happy Halloween everyone! Hope you’re adequately dressed to scare the ghouls and goblins away. If you’re looking for something slightly scary to read, here’s my recommendation for “All Hallow’s Read.” I’m very willing to admit that being scared is not my scene. For Halloween, here’s a rundown of things that have kept me up at […]
songs of myself
Whitman is my city muse. I remember reading his poetry and loving the sound of it so long before I had a glimpse of what it meant. He is an eternal New York voice, reciting on every street and riding the ferry at rush hour.
for the future
Judging from the 6 billion+ people on this planet, I imagine that we shouldn’t going through life alone. If you have anyone in your life who is there for you, or want to be there for you, anything to be grateful for: give back. reach out. I have been blessed with a large family, enough […]
My Voice
Senior year of high school fills my mind with endless memories. Even though many years have gone by, there’s one week from that winter that still pinches my memory. I was unlucky enough to catch a bad cold that winter. This particular week brought me back to class with a sore throat and barely able […]
RIP Aunt Rosa
August 3, 2009: I give my dad a silent hug. “Thank you,” he says in a firm but gentle voice. “You know you look like her too. She was a very beautiful person.” One year ago, Rosa — my grandmother’s sister and my father’s aunt — passed away. I knew her mostly through family stories. […]