Was I conditioned to fear the unknown? Are we as a society conditioned to fear the unknown? I’m roughly a third of the way through my journey on this green rock we call Earth, and I find myself reflecting on my current circumstances and the decisions that lead me here. Today’s reflection: Was I conditioned …
I’ve been on quite a journey to learn Spanish. I’ve been learning Spanish since I was in the 1st grade. 20+ years later, I found myself stepping off the plane in Madrid with infantile communication skills. I was able to express myself to a certain extent, but I couldn’t understand anything being said to me. …
My second year in Spain is coming to a close. Life in Spain has led me to reflect upon how different my life is now than it was back in America. As a native New Yorker, I grew up in the proverbial concrete jungle. New York can be a magical place where anything is possible, …
Traveling While Black What’s it like traveling while Black? Well, the last five years have been eye-opening, to say the least. I went from being the only African-American teacher in a Jewish school in Brooklyn to exploring Asia to teaching English in Spain. There have been some remarkable and life-altering experiences along the way. For …
