Being a Black American Woman in Athens
Being black. Being American. Being a woman. Three very different things that can overwhelmingly affect an experience abroad, especially when
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Love is an Open Door
No, Frozen is not my favorite Disney movie, but it is clever in a lot of ways, especially the music. “Love is an Open Door” is one of the so
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That’s What Friends Are For . . . More or Less
I was much more comfortable in Qatar than in the U.S., and that comfort allowed me to be more social than I had ever been back home. Though
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A New Definition of Diverse
In the U.S., no matter how often we claim the whole “melting pot” shtick, residents of non-white backgrounds always wind up being otherized.
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Beauty & Blackness in Qatar
As is the case in many Arab countries, Qatar had a very prominent beauty & makeup scene. So, today we’re going to talk about just a few
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Being a Graduating Senior Exchange Student During the 20th Anniversary at VCUQ
What was VCUQ like compared to VCU? How was the 20th anniversary? How was graduation? What was it like as an exchange student? Boy, there wa
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Men With Guns
Men with guns: One of the first things I saw upon entering Rabat–Salé Airport. No one warned me that security in the country was armed like
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Hotels & Riads
The places I stayed in Morocco all surprised me for different reasons. Some of them were incredibly beautiful; seriously, I had never been i
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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
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