Nearly two years ago I got fed up with my job. I didn’t like the work, most people around me were equally unhappy, I had one of those classic horrible Los Angeles commutes and I just couldn’t see myself stuck at that job any longer.So what did I do? I quit. Of course, I’m a bit… Read more
One of my favorite places in my home town of Los Angeles is the Getty Center Museum complex. With a world renowned permanent collection of art and constantly changing visiting exhibits, there’s never a shortage of great artworks to appreciate. But more than just a museum, you can spend just as much time outside the museum’s… Read more
My first steps on African soil were in the country of South Africa.I still remember landing in Johannesburg.I still remember visiting Soweto.I still remember visiting Nelson’s Mandela’s home and then bumping into Winnie Mandela just outside as we were preparing to leave.I still remember visiting Robben Island and thinking how cold and stark it felt even… Read more
I’m not going to lie – for various personal reasons, I could have let this birthday slide. Go by unnoticed and uncelebrated – just let Monday be Monday. I just wasn’t feeling it this year.I’m an only child who grew up not only having birthdays, but also HALF birthdays in June when the East Coast weather… Read more
As we in the U.S. prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving this week and reflect on of all the things we are thankful for, I thought it would be a good time to take a look at an organization that is working with those in need to give them a few more things to be thankful for.Friend and… Read more
