A Thankful Heart Iโve found it almost impossible to complain and be grateful in the same breath! Even in the imperfect moments, thankfulness has a way of altering perspective. This is my first โholidayโ blog. I couldnโt let Thanksgiving…
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November 2019
A Week Around the Western Caribbean After you’ve taken a 7-day cruise, anything less is a tease! A week doesnโt feel rushed and there are usually two sea days to relax. I originally planned on booking the Western Caribbean…
Cinco De Mayo in Cozumel, Mexico Mexico is not short on beaches or water sports. I live in Miami where I have access to both every day of the year. Others are not that fortunate or may simply have…
Small Talk โSo where are you from?โ That seemingly straightforward question tends to get a complicated answer. An internet meme illustrating this question is how I connected the dots to my boycott of The Dominican Republic. I was born…
A Dream Realized (Cabaret Tropicana Bonus) I dreamed of Cuba. Those were the four words I kept repeating to myself. My feet had touched the ground of numero uno on my bucket-list! Even now, I’m short on adjectives! I’ll…
Stop, Drop, and Roll Itโs like fire shut up in my Black bones. Sometimes as a writer, you get an idea that you simply canโt shake. You go to sleep with the topic on your mind. It wakes you…
Thank you, Kez for nominating me! I am truly honored! Kez blogs about her adventures all over the world. In her own words: โ I speak 5 languages badly and tend to aimlessly wander around foreign cities in pursuit of the…
The Coldest (Chicago) Winter Ever The way 2019 started should have been a huge clue on how the rest of the year would turn out. I experienced my first snow on January 20th, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. I was…
