Travel & Culture

I’m A Stranger Here Myself

by Monica March 20, 2013

Almost two years ago I attended a conference that included a talk wherein the audience was asked to think about a time when they felt truly alive. To my shock, one of the first images that flashed into my mind was a mini adventure from my time in Japan. As I mentioned last week, my cast-mates [...]

Extremely Lost In Translation

by Monica March 13, 2013

The setting FADE IN: Tulips, canals, windmills, and cobblestone streets. But something is amiss. Upon closer inspection, we discover our location is not a quaint Dutch village, but somewhere in Nagasaki, Japan. A sign emerges on our screen: Welcome to Huis Ten Bosch (Translation: House In The Forest), a brick-for-brick replica of Utrecht in the the [...]

Amazing Animals Of India

by Monica February 5, 2013

There are so many stories yet to be unpacked from my trip to India. While I continue to search for the right words, I’ll leave you with some images of a few friends we met along the way… Taking flight in the Amber Fort Camel crossing in Rajasthan Braking for cows in Jaipur Entrance to the [...]

An Introduction To India

by Monica January 31, 2013

One of the last photos I took, this graffiti was on the wall of the exterior of our hotel in Mumbai India was not what we imagined her to be. Instead, India was her own: Independent, mysterious, mischievous, and strangely intoxicating. Though I have often arrived in a new place without fixed plans, India was [...]

The Unpacking: A Return Home From India

by Monica January 28, 2013

Rear View Mirror In Mumbai One of my favorite childhood books was the artistically aesthetic, I Unpacked My Grandmother’s Trunk by Susan Ramsay Hoguet. Each page depicted an item appearing from the magical trunk in alphabetical order. The book simply begins: I unpacked my grandmother’s trunk, and out of it I took an acrobat. The next [...]

Eleven Modes Of Transport

by Monica December 24, 2012

From now through December 25th, I’ll be taking a look at the past year by sharing experiences that correlate to the number of the day in the countdown. :: On the Eleventh Day of Christmas, 2012 gave to me… Eleven Modes Of Transport Ten Blog Posts Blog-ed Nine Streams of Income Eight Bests of Brooklyn [...]

Seven Stamps A Stamping

by Monica December 20, 2012

From now through December 25th, I’ll be taking a look at the past year by sharing experiences that correlate to the number of the day in the countdown. :: On the Seventh Day of Christmas, 2012 gave to me… Seven Stamps A Stamping Six Books For Reading Five Masterings Four Special Skirts Three Conferences Two [...]

Four Special Skirts

by Monica December 17, 2012

From now through December 25th, I’ll be taking a look at the past year by sharing experiences that correlate to the number of the day in the countdown. On the fourth day of Christmas, 2012 gave to me… Four Special Skirts Three Conferences Two Half-Marathons And a new home for Show & Tell Stories Sisterhood [...]

My Trip To Belize: A Series of Fortunate Events

by Monica December 12, 2012

I believe in creating our own luck, but I also know good fortune when it hits me in the face. That was my trip to Belize. A Series of 12 Fortunate Events that came together for a few sweet days, en route to seeing my parents in California for an early holiday celebration. I should [...]

Friday Photo: Away We Go!

by Monica December 7, 2012

“For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci Tomorrow morning I will be returning to Central America for the second time this year: I’m off to Belize for a few days to run [...]

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