Empowering For The Future

Destinations Paris, France (top left & top middle) Venice, Italy (top right) New York City, New York (middle left) Washington D.C. ( middle right & bottom) How to Schedule Your Travels I had many questions about finding the time to take trips. Although I waited until after I graduated to explore the world, you don't have to! Planning a trip can be as detailed or as minimum as you like. Thank God my trip to Paris & Venice were planned with my university and all I had to do was pay and go. However, New York and Washington D.C. were not. It took setting the dates, saving money, booking hotels, etc. in order to make it happen. Here are some tips on scheduling your trips: 1. Pick a month you believe is the best time for you to go! Whether it is the best time in your life, work schedule, or convenient time for anyone else going with you on the trip, pick a month or even a week (if you want to be more specific) out of the calendar to travel to...

PSA: Here it is! Your ULTIMATE FEMINIST POST! AND I AM GOING TO TYPE IN BOLD AND PINK THE WHOLE POST! SO YOU ARE PROBABLY THINKING I HAVE FINALLY GONE OFF MY ROCKER BUT TRUST ME, I'M CLOSE TO THE EDGE THE OLDER I GET LOL!!!! I CREATED THIS POST TO STATE THAT I OFFICIALLY STOPPED WEARING {UNDERWIRE} BRAS AND EVEN DEODORANT! HERE'S WHY: 1. They both cause soreness and tenderness around the chest and breast area. 2. They both lead to breast cancer. 3. They both are bad for you: the metal in the underwire attaches radiation from the things we use on a daily basis such as the microwave, cellphones, etc. while the deodorant have harmful chemicals that forever affect your body's natural way of perspiring. THEREFORE, I USE UNDERSHIRTS WITH BUILT IN BRAS (NO WIRE), SPORTS BRAS, BRALETTES, AND/OR FREE-BRA. WHEN IT COMES TO DEODORANT, IF I HAVE  TO USE IT, I WILL USE ORGANIC OR CHEMICAL FREE PRODUCTS... I HAVE BEEN GOING WITHOUT IT FOR AWHILE NOW (SINCE I...

Happy Women's {History} Month! My latest blog postings have mostly been centered around travel and race issues going on in recent American news but if you know me, you know that race issues aren't my only passions. Women's issues are my passions as well but I will say I started questioning it and got discouraged after attending an event last year in Columbia, SC that was all about "empowering women." So many questions came in my mind after I had a moment of rejection, embarrassment, and other emotions at this "Empowerment" Conference. Let's just say I left the event not feeling very empowered by anybody besides my mother who was there and right by my side! I had a battle within myself and had to evaluate what does it mean to be a feminist and empower women. Is it all in one? Is it not inclusive of one another? Am I just passionate about feminism or empowering? etc. etc. I am assured that I'm easily misunderstood and can say things in a cer...