France Trip #5: Day 2 On the second day of our visit (Thursday, November 8th), I woke up, had a petit déjeuner (breakfast) and walked to the centre de la ville. Every morning in Aix-en-Provence, there are markets that residents and visitors can make a trip to, to buy fresh food and even make some […]

France (Trip #5): Jour 1 France is a country of love, of delicacies, of beauty, of romance…Elle est mon pays favorite and I am blessed to have yet another opportunity to visit her. On Tuesday, November 6, 2018, I boarded a plane in Los Angeles and ten hours later on Wednesday morning, I found myself in […]

Songs Without Words (Lieder ohne Worte) is a series of short lyrical piano pieces by the Romantic-period composer, Felix Mendelssohn, written between 1829 and 1845. There are eight volumes of Songs Without Words; each volume consists of six Lieder (songs) that were written at various points throughout Mendelssohn’s life and published separately. The Venetian Gondola Song, Opus 30, No. […]

With the grand Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle on Saturday, this union had me very interested in the lives of both individuals, particularly Meghan Markle. So I decided to learn a lot about Markle and found her to be quite the breath of fresh air, especially as an example for women […]

Venice, in northeastern Italy is the capital of the Veneto Region as well as the most populous. However, the uniqueness of the city lies in that you will spot no cars here; Venice is situated across a group of 118 small islands and is surrounded by water—the only way to go anywhere is by boat. […]

In less than a week, Yom Hashoah (April 11th/12th) will occur. In Hebrew, Yom Hashoah translates to “Holocaust Remembrance Day” and corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar; this day commemorates the lives of the many Jewish people who died in the Holocaust during World War II. Prior to Yom Hashoah, […]

Valentine’s Day has arrived and with the emphasis on fancy dinners and gifts, sometimes we can get caught up in the commercial display of love, but love also includes self-love, which can too often be forgotten. Here are eight rituals you can do on a regular basis to practice self-love and give yourself plenty of […]

Well, the day is here. The Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots are about to face off in hopes of winning the Lombardi Trophy. The last time they faced off was back in 2004, a whopping 13 years ago. It may not seem that a Baroque Period (17th & 18th century) classical-music composer and […]

One thing I have observed about myself lately: Like I avoid confrontation, I (typically) avoid emotion. And when I say that, it doesn’t mean that I don’t feel emotion, however, like fossil fuel can be converted into electricity, my emotions quickly convert themselves into anything else but it’s original state: if I am agitated about […]

Hello World! It’s a new year and a new beginning and I’m so happy to be back blogging! The holidays were hectic but fun. I spent Thanksgiving in Palm Springs, Mid December in St. Louis, Christmas in LA & Huntington Beach and New Years in Chicago…ay ay ay! Lots of travel per usual :). I […]