June 13, 2014 Something New, Something Borrowed and Something that Smells Old Summer for me has always meant hosting visitors- family, friends, friend’s pets, etc.. As summer enters in its own quintessential green, flourishing, Seattle way, I…
April 26, 2014 Rhythm of the Night “The dance can reveal everything mysterious that is hidden in music, and it has the additional merit of being human and palpable. Dancing is…
April 14, 2014 Living in Dubai: Around and About the BurJuman Neighbourhood Dubai is a relatively new city that is still expanding and changing. With a growing city comes new residential projects and neighbourhoods, and Dubai…
April 8, 2014 A Little Taste of Thailand A warm breeze blows off the surface of the Cape Fear River. The air is muggy and humid, sucking you in like a vacuum…
March 25, 2014 From Grunge to Glamour: Music Venues in Seattle Lurking underneath the Denny Street overpass, on a barren, grey street lies El Corazon. If you have a morning commute that passes El Corazon,…
March 23, 2014 Spring Awakening: Las Fallas 2014 Crack. Bang. Boom. Shaking the palm trees and ricocheting off the thin walls of apartment buildings, firecrackers crash and collide with the pavement. Children…
March 20, 2014 Pomodoro: Tiny Yet Terrific! A friend and I made plans to grab a glass of wine after work, so we left the office and headed straight for Boston’s…
March 12, 2014 Learning Leather: The Scuola del Cuoio in Florence My experiences in Florence are largely defined by scents. The enticing smell of fresh leather is pervasive in Florence and one of the nostalgic…
March 12, 2014 What to do when the party’s over: Winter in Ibiza As the waves of the Mediterranean lap against the sand, I wonder if Ibiza has ever seen a day as quiet as this one…