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Friendship Starts with Self
On this beautiful crisp October day, I came across this micro poem by Nayyirah Waheed.
Comedy in Chaos
As a comedy superfan, I was overjoyed to see the Saturday Night Live: The Experience exhibit at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago. The exhibit is interactive, well-curated and just plain fun.
National Voting Registration Day
Are you ready for midterm elections come November?
Reflections from a quiet weekend in Michigan
Nature’s Symphony Peering out a window,
Croatia: Not Your Typical Game of Thrones Tour – Part I
I’ve been dreaming of going to Croatia for over 13 years. This trip has been a long time in the making and this year the stars finally aligned. Yippee! While Croatia is a relatively small country with…
Colombia: Chasing the Footprints of Gabriel García Márquez
Colombia is a very special place for me. My husband was born and raised in Cali and spent his adolescence and college years in Barranquilla and Bogotá, respectively. I’ve had the opportunity to travel extensively throughout the…
Strength in Words
It’s graduation time and I love this time of year. As I remember my own graduation with fond memories, I am flooded with the same emotions and sense of pride I felt so many years ago. Perhaps…
Mammoth Cave National Park
In celebration of Memorial Day weekend, my family and I took a road trip to Mammoth Cave National Park in South Central Kentucky. This has been on my husband’s bucket list for a while now. I didn’t…
Laughing your way to Zen
Australian actor, comedian and writer Celeste Barber recently performed for a packed house at the Chicago Improv theatre in Schaumburg, IL. It was an awesome night and I was lucky enough to share it with two of…
