#Environment | Black Girls Abroad

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Safety in Marrakech

In my first collection about Morocco I devoted a post to safety, describing how I felt in Rabat, Fes, and Marrakech. If I recall correctly,

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The Atmosphere in Marrakech

This post is kind of different in that it’s a collection of the few observations I made in Marrakech that didn’t have a specific place in an

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Virginia is for Lovers

We’ve made it to the last post in my collection about Richmond, Virginia, USA! This post is a wrap up of what it was like for me to explore

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What's Richmond Like?

Where do I begin? The quick answer is that Richmond is a very diverse city, especially downtown. The city is overall very tolerant of differ

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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,

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Things to Do in Richmond! (Outdoors)

Did you know all the states and many cities in the U.S. have their own nicknames? Virginia is also known as “Old Dominion” and “Birthplace o

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Things to Do in Richmond! (Indoors)

This second post in my mini collection about things to do in Richmond and here I will focus on indoor activities. I’ll tell you right now th

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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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Estoy Enferma

Before we left Richmond the study abroad advisor said something to the effect of “about half of you will get sick.” This statement really go

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Safety in Mexico City

Let’s be real, Mexico is not portrayed as a safe place to Americans. Many of the portrayals are sensationalized and cherrypicked, often colo

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