One Saturday after a long day of working my mom decided we would just come home, pack an overnight bag and go to the beach. I was excited because nothing sounded better than to get out of Tallahassee and embrace the beach. My poor Dad was so confused and slow he was almost left behind. [...]
Birthdays are an exciting time for me. It's a chance to show my appreciation and love for others. More importantly it's a time to celebrate life. My birthdays over the years have included family, friends, road trips, beach trips, cake, sleepovers, way too much candy, and even a blow up water slide. However, no birthday [...]
BIRTHDAYS! They have always been a big thing for me. I grew up celebrating birthdays with parties, dinner at a restaurant, a day trip to the beach, always surrounded by family and friends. I loved that fact that I grew up in a home that celebrated birthdays. It was a great reminder to celebrate life [...]
Education. It was a key pillar in my family home growing up. My parents were raised in the beautiful country of Ghana with a high value on education. They instilled that value into my sisters and I. A quote I heard hundreds of time: "Education is the only thing no one can take away from [...]
My family had a tradition, every Sunday or at least most, we would go to the Flea Market. It’s not the same thing as a Farmers Market but it’s close. The Flea Market was the best place for my Mama to get deals on vegetables to make Ghanaian food for the house. I always thought [...]
I have always been an adventurous soul. I’m curious to learn, see, and know about the world around me. This world is too beautiful and vast not to explore. As a kid, I went out of my house often to do what people consider tourist attractions because often I would have an Aunty, Uncle, or [...]
Back in high school during testing days, I was always the student that came dressed to the T. Ready to go ace my exams. I just could never understand the students that came to school in sweapants, t-shirts, and if you can believe it pajama pants. At a very young age I captured one way [...]
