#Artist | Black Girls Abroad

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Designing Lamps in Marrakech

When it comes to the workshop location itself, we worked at an arts center called Centre de Formation et de Qualification dans les Metiers d

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Shopping in Marrakech

Wandering around foreign markets and malls without a specific shopping list is fun because I never know what I will stumble upon. Sure, usua

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Art in Richmond!

As an artist, I can’t write about a destination I’ve been to without writing about the art scene! And as an artist who studied in Richmond,

12 min

¡Hasta Luego!

I spent a long time debating whether to go on this trip. I didn’t really have the money for it or emotional capacity, but I did have the tim

10 min

The Art Scene in Mexico City

The goal of the trip was to learn about printmaking in Mexico City, and though that goal was accomplished beautifully, there was so much mor

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Shopping in Mexico City

Though my study abroad program in Mexico City wasn’t really built for things like sightseeing, exploring, or shopping, I still managed to sq

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You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know: Mexico

America comes across as having a uniquely selective memory when it comes to our southern neighbor. People forget that Mexico is in North Ame

11 min

Art and History Heaven

If you love history, you’ll enjoy what Istanbul has to offer. If you love art and history, you’ll love what there is to find in Istanbul. I

6 min

So the Parthenon is Just...There?

Athens was like an art history book come to life, not just in a Reading Rainbow meets History Channel kind of way, but in an ultimate immers

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Boldly Go (The Finale to My Qatar Adventure)

My final reflections on my VCU Study Abroad experience in Qatar. The last post in my Qatar collection.

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