On most weekday mornings, I get a coffee on my way to my office. The barista knows how I like my drinks. My flat whites and lattes with one sugar. My hot chocolate extra hot. My chai lattes extra spicy. Usually small, occasionally medium. Because of my hot beverage infidelity, he waits until I place … Read more
When Taquerias El Mexicano moved into my Little Havana neighbourhood, nobody thought it would last. That wasn’t because it was the first Mexican eatery en el barrio or because nobody wanted it; you’d have to be crazy not to want a taqueria in the neighbourhood. It wasn’t because it was bad. It was good. It … Read more
Happy New Year! You know what a new year means, don’t you? A new Bullet Journal! Here’s my 2018 Minimalist Bullet Journal setup.
It’s hard to believe that 2017 is almost over. I got engaged, dived into my writing, and more. Here’s a look back at my 2017.
I’ve been living in Australia for almost six years. I still get homesick around the holidays. This time it crept in and caught me by surprise. I thought I was coping well this year with the lack of gifts, decorations, or gatherings. But on Sunday, I spoke with one of my best friends in Miami. … Read more
Here’s the first of my ‘this year’ lists: the best fiction books of 2017. This list covers books that I read this year, not books that were published in 2017. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1958) This novel deals with life in pre- and post-colonial Nigeria during the late nineteenth century. It was on … Read more
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