#Women | Black Girls Abroad

16 min

Clothing, Modesty, & Self-Expression in Qatar

Qatar, subjected to a chokingly hot desert climate half the year, is also a Muslim country. This means that when you start packing, you’re g

7 min

Being Black in Morocco

"What was it like seeing so many people who look like you?" "You went to the motherland! How was it?!" "What was it

8 min

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

12 min

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

7 min

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

5 min

What About My (Natural) Hair?!

Not all of us can have a long and silky braid of brunette majesty swinging past our hips as we go adventuring, à la Lara Croft. In fact, I h

7 min

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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