Over the Easter weekend I visited Washington, DC for the first time as a tourist. Which was kind of interesting. I had only been to DC as a student studying in the capital for a semester, or lived there. And while I definitely played tourist so many times – and…
Tomorrow (February 8) marks the Chinese New Year and on the other side of the world is now ushering in the Year of the Monkey. Which, without knowing much about Chinese astrology and going only by my views of the monkey, kind of tells me that this should be a…
The vernal equinox was this past week, and the first official day of spring was an absolutely beautiful day here in north Texas. Finally. In most -if not all – parts of the country this year, winter definitely fought to stick around. And from what I hear, it’s still fighting.…
One thing that I looked forward to the last several years in DC was the Turkish Festival. Every year, I kept thinking would be the year that I would have my coffee grounds read. I’ve been when it’s been freezing and I only stayed for a few minutes to get…
One of my favorite things about living in DC was the annual Library of Congress’ book festival. I found out about it early on in my years living there, and after I did, I never missed it. And I knew it was going to be one of the main things…
A few days before my move from DC, I did something I’ve wanted to do for a long time: the Potomac Cruise and visit to Mount Vernon. And with no cruises scheduled for Monday, I lucked out. Initially I planned for Monday, but when I saw Monday wasn’t an option,…