#Anxious | Black Girls Abroad

13-Hour Flight & Unusual First Night

My 13-hour flight on Qatar Airways, my arrival in Doha, the story of my first ever Uber, my experience at a late-night wedding reception, an

It's a Small World

Finally, the end of my epic Moroccan adventure. It was my first time leaving the country, my first time on an airplane, and my first time st

Medicine, Illness, Periods, Bathrooms

I lumped those topics all into one post because if you’re experiencing one of the things listed above, you’re possibly going to be experienc

Shopping in Morocco

I find shopping at home to be incredibly mundane unless it’s at a thrift store or grocery store where I can peacefully stumble upon $2 sundr

Safety in Morocco

Are there people looming in every corner waiting to kidnap you? Do you need to bring along the bedazzled stun gun you got for Christmas? A p

Hooves and Wheels

Thanks to VCU I didn’t have to provide the bulk of my own transportation throughout the trip. We got from city to city and town to town via

What's The Deal With Boys (When You're Black)?

The specific answer to that very generalized question can be complicated, nuanced, and lengthy. Though perhaps I cannot answer it, I can at

What's Your Idea of a Third World Country?

The term “Third World country” is outdated, but it was how people described Morocco to me in 2017. After experiencing Morocco, though, I qui

God, Send Me an ATM

Using the currency in Morocco—the Moroccan dirham—was my first experience using foreign currency. In comparison to America's collection

Eating Bread and Traveling at Warp Speed

My first time out of the country coincided with my first time flying. How did that go? Considering I did everything wrong, it could have bee