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I'm a year late. I'm going to spare you guys the long intro, but the world has changed a lot since I last wrote a travel blog post. But I...

Globally, our black skin speaks before our words do. We aren’t granted the same kind of innocence.

Why I’m taking this travel restriction due to COVID-19 as an undercover blessing. On January 1, 2020, I wrote out my news years...

We’re in the middle of a global pandemic and the only thing keeping me sane is baking. As much as I’d love to travel, it’s just not...

Quick Note: Currently at home catching up on some Ghana content I've been slow to post about! When I was in Ghana, I met the lovely...

Well, as you know, we’re kind of in the middle of a pandemic. COVID-19 has definitely jumbled my life around and stopped the one thing I...

There are three traits I inherited from my father- my dancing skills, my insane ability to fall asleep anywhere at anytime, and my utter...

Accra, Ghana: Week 1 There’s this AfroBeats song that goes, “party after party” that’s really famous. I know why now- Ghana during the...

Just popping in to say happy new year! 2019 was a year of tremendous growth for me. I’m excited to announce that I’m starting the 2020...

Every month, I ask my Instagram followers what kind of content they want to see on my blog. And as loyal and dedicated followers of this...

I'm a hopeless romantic who loves all things cute so here's my guide on cute dates around the DC area. Not only am I going to break these...

There's nothing worse than visiting a new city and not knowing where to eat. So here's my gift to you, a list of some great DC...

I’m currently touring around Spain and spent a couple days in wonderful Barcelona. Disclaimer: I’m currently traveling with my Norwegian...

Before you read ANY FURTHER there is one thing you need to know about DC. If you are riding the metro, STAND on the right side of the...

I was born and raised in Arlington, Virginia, 5 minutes from DC. Brunch is me and I am brunch. My earliest brunch memory was at 5. I...

Yeah, you heard me. It’s time to let people experience things for themselves! Tell me if you’ve been in this situation, you tell a friend...

Before I launched Lil Ms. Awkward, I wrote anecdotes on my experience abroad. This is a post I wrote in 2017 while interning in Windhoek,...

I’ve never been a hiker yet here I am; me, my failing hopes, and my inconvenient forty-pound backpack. We are all working in tandem, each...

Bougie- n. exhibiting qualities attributed to the middle class, especially pretentiousness or conventionality. Are you low on a tight...

Not to knock other travelers, but I find they rarely disclose how much they're spending to go on a trip. They'll say things like "Stop...