Tag: America
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Moving To New York Is Like Joining A Cult
The Big Apple. La Gran Manzana. Home of Lady Liberty. Backdrop to all my favorite books, TV shows, and movies. By the time I moved here at age 37, I had already spent time living in other East Coast cities: DC, Boston, Philadelpha. I was a seasoned Northeasterner, finally having arrived atop the jewel in…
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Boxes Made of Stone and Steel
Photo taken on Broadway and 20th Street, walking Northwest from Union Square to the Flatiron District. Featured in the center is the neo-Renaissance Warren Building, completed in 1891. In spite of the catchy blog post title, the building is made of Roman brick, trimmed with marble and terra cotta (per newyorkitecture.com). I bet there’s steel…
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A Spontaneous Visit to Mesa Verde
On our 11-day epic Southwestern vacation, we left a little wiggle room at the end of the trip to be spontaneous. We wound up first in Durango, Colorado, an adorable mountain town 20 minutes from the New Mexico border. Mesa Verde (Spanish for “Green Table”) National Park was a daytrip destination about a half hour…
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A Moment of Change
Allyship towards people of color involves recognizing the racial biases that may live within me and committing to counter these subtle, insidious patterns of thinking. I can choose to speak up and ask for feedback from trusted peers of color, instead of remaining silent as I might otherwise be inclined to do. Similarly, I can…
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A Stroll Through Downtown Portland, Maine
After several months of having lived in the extremely suburban Jersey Shore region, a visit to this hip urban New England city felt like a breath of fresh air for my soul. I loved the silhouette created by this couple against the backdrop of an urban scene in the bright afternoon sun. Passing a children’s boutique, I was…
Virtually Gina 