New York City exudes an energy like no other city in the world. Each time I visit, I discover new things to experience as I relish the many things that I have delighted in before. But there is always something new. THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE The world’s first steel suspension bridge—is a beloved landmark and a [...]
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TAKING A BITE OUT OF THE BIG APPLE
I have been back from NYC for a couple of days now and I’ve got to say, as much as the city was a ton of fun, I’m happy to be home. My tummy is happy to be home too – I think I stuffed it past the point of reason! SHAKE SHACK A Shake [...]
A NEW YORK LOVE AFFAIR
Coming from the Northwest, I know that I have arrived in New York City when the first sights I see are the electrifying glow of Times Square and the hustle and bustle of endless yellow taxi cabs. Usually when I travel to New York, I know I'm going to splurge in a big way. But [...]
RAMEN GIRL
Growing up, my parents introduced ramen to me at an early age...that instant ramen crap. Specifically the red ichiban –probably my first meal I ever learned to cook. As a kid, I didn't know there was a better version of this until I grew up and moved to Seattle. Talk about life changing experience! Up [...]
VOODOO QUEEN of N’AWLINS
Opened in 1789, this is the oldest of the Saint Louis Cemeteries and among the notables buried here is Voodoo priestess Marie Laveau; Bernard de Marigny, the French-Creole aristocrat and politician who founded both the Faubourg Marigny and Mandeville, Louisiana; Barthelemy Lafon, the architect and surveyor who allegedly became one of Jean Lafitte's pirates; Paul [...]
LIVE LIKE IT’S YOUR LAST
Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) is the day before Lent, on which you live like it’s your last and indulge in the temptations of life. Attending New Orleans’s Mardi Gras had been a dream of mine since college when I met one of my dear friend Chelsea who is from Nawlins. Seeing pictures in magazines and [...]
TAKING STOCK 13
Making: valentine’s day grams Cooking: breakfast for dinner Drinking: Ace pineapple cider Reading: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Wanting: more minutes in a day Looking: back at photos/vids of our Oma Lodge weekend getaway…so much fun!!! Playing: QuizUp! find me camster012 Wasting: false lashes Wishing: for good news on March 8 Enjoying: GoPro 4 [...]
…INTO THE WOODS
Myself and 13 of my friends rented the Oma Lodge for our ‘4th Annual Homie Holiday' getaway. This is a gorgeous building and my favorite part was EVERYTHING inside was made of wood…the dining room table, the coffee tables, and even the bunk beds !!! The entire home was comfy cozy. It was 25 degrees [...]
A WHIRL OF A BIRTHDAY
What do you get when bumper cars and lacrosse make babies while cheating with basketball? Whirlyball!!! Driving, crashing into bumper cars, and whipping a ball around at your friends…how much better can my birthday party be?!? It’s two teams of 5 scooting around on a court with a ball you’re trying to throw at a [...]
GRATITUDE | 33
Today I turn thirty-three. I can still recall the moment when I turned thirty and I thought that the end of the world has arrived. It did in a way…I got cancer. Thirty was definitely the most difficult year in my life. A real game-changer. But you know what, life goes on and I survived! [...]
SNOW MUCH FUN
I’ve always wanted to go snowshoeing, so when my adventurous friend Chuekyin invited me to go with her this past weekend, I was game!!! I was going to rent snowshoes at REI but they were out, so I went to Costco and bought a pair for $70.00 (I figured if I go two more times, [...]
UP IN THE CLOUDS
As I entered Cloud Forest, everything looked so alien that I felt as if I was thrown into the Jurassic period. The entire conservatory was cold and misty. There was a waterfall cascading down a 35-meter tall mountain covered with plants such as orchids, ferns, begonias and pitcher plants. I absolutely loved it! And once [...]
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