In a perfect world I would spend most of my year indulging my art nomadic tendencies by attending international art fairs and gypseting through life. Life might not be perfect but I strongly believe that when you shoot for the moon you will at least land in the stars.
Read moreTravel Bits
Being on the road meant I needed a lot of quick fixes and easy going wears. Here are some of my fun travel picks.
I discovered the beauty of disposable face wipes after they showed up in my christmas stocking. Some of them leave behind an extra layer of dew after use. This probably will bother people who have naturally oily skin more so then folks like me. who tend to run on the on dryer end of things. I recommend testing them out. They came in handy when I was staying in hotels or with guy friends. Dudes never have good bathroom products.
At first, I was not into the eos chapstick. I found it kind of awkward and not as effective as traditional chapsticks. However, I'm cheap, so when I'm gifted something, I usually try to use it before buying what I like. In the end they grew on me. They're easy to find in my bag, kind of cute when you whip them out in public and once your lips get use to them the dryer application isn't an issue.
Read moreChapel Hill + Carrboro North Carolina
The time had come to leave New York. The next stop on my road trip was Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I was only there for a couple nights but I loved stumbling into Fall. Unlike my previous haunts, Pennsylvania, DC and New York, the South hadn’t committed itself to the wintery snow storms of the North East. In late November, most of the trees were still bursting with vibrant colors.
Read moreNew York: Cultural Institutions N'at
When I first arrived in New York City, I stepped off the subway and followed the masses up an escalator to Grand Central. Just before reaching the top of the motorized staircase, the bodies halted, the stairs kept going and people started piling up, on top of one another like lemmings (here's a link for those of you who didn't have this fabulous 90's video game). A security guard screamed, “Keep walking” “No stopping." Crammed together like a deli sandwich, the limbs of strangers splayed in wayward directions, the escalator pushed us forward until the crowd eventually broke.
Read moreTaking on New York... One Coffee at a Time
My first week in New York started off on the wrong foot. I had these daydreams of sipping coffee in cafés, writing, working and flipping through pages of self-discovery. Instead, I spent my days schlepping a heaving workbag around, blowing my nose every three minutes while writing proposals for clients.
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