The last time I visited my father’s farm in Nzema I was twelve or thirteen years old. I don’t remember any mention of rubber plantations. Back then my parents would go to Nzema for the weekend leaving us in Accra and would return with the pickup bed loaded with palmnut, plantain, cassava, yam, snails, and […]
Nzulezo – The Ghanaian Village On Stilts
Nzulezo or Nzulezu literally translates to “on the water” in Nzema. This potential UNESCO World Heritage site is famously known as “the village on stilts”. My maternal great-great grandfather Kpole is from this village. In fact, when my parents took my sisters there last autumn, they met a relative. Now I’m in Ghana and it’s […]
A Whirlwind Visit to Ghana Ten Years Later
Oh my! Where did time go? I remember leaving Ghana in 2008, thinking that the next time I came it would be with my husband. I was tired of the constant references to my being in my late twenties and unmarried. I did not want to give anyone reason to try to set me up. […]
Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrors DC
The most popular exhibition in Washington DC this year, Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrors, is free but that doesn’t guarantee you a visit. The Smithsonian’s Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is hosting the retrospective exhibition that showcases six of the Japanese artist’s famed Infinity Mirror Rooms and some of her other multimedia art. The exhibition opened 23rd […]
Bachelorette in Dallas, TX
One of my close friends from college who lives in Wisconsin is getting married in New Jersey so we chose to go to Dallas, TX for a bachelorette party. Yes! It was more of a no-fuss ladies weekend away. An opportunity to catch up, relax, and be pampered. Where We Stayed While Dallas may not […]
A Visit to the National Air and Space Museum, DC
The National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC has the largest collection of aviation and spacecraft in the world. It boasts being the most visited museum in the United States. It boasts the Wright brother’s plane, the Lindbergh Spirit of St. Louis, Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Vega 5B, the Friendship 7 capsule and the Apollo […]
Dupont-Kalorama Museum Walk, 2016
This weekend was the annual free Museum Walk in the beautiful Dupont-Kalorama neighbourhoods of DC. The festival is sponsored by the Dupont-Kalorama Museums Consortium (DKMC) to promote these “off the Mall” museums. Of the 7 unique museums I was able to visit 4. At each site, there were tours, hands-on activities, and music. Dupont Circle […]
Around the World Embassy Tour (Passport DC 2016)
Yesterday was a beautiful day in comparison to the days of rain we have been experiencing. More than 40 embassies in DC opened their doors to visitors allowing us to experience their music, food, art, dance, and fashion. Attendance was free but only between the hours of 10am and 4pm so lines were very long. I myself was able to […]
2016 White House Spring Garden Tour
Two weekends each year the White House invites the public to see the gardens. Tickets are needed and are free available on the day of on a first-come, first-serve basis. I was fortunate to be off work this past weekend. I woke up early and was lined up at the Ellipse Visitor […]
Cherry Blossoms in Washington D.C.
Full Moon Cherry Blossom Bloom Blooming cherry blossoms – gifted to Washington DC in 1912 by the mayor of Tokyo – are the first signs of spring. The blooms bring thousands of visitors to the tidal basin every year. It’s currently peak bloom and luckily I am here for it…finally. I went Wednesday late afternoon […]
A lover of mangoes. A woman - smart, without pretense, lefthanded, Afropolitan - navigating this thing called life. An unapologetic believer in social justice and karma. Choosing to radiate positive energy and be true to myself. Here, my musings.