The story behind the picture.
Geographically speaking, Haiti is my neighbor. The Dominican Republic is my hometown and where I lived until my early teen years. My family is from a small city called La Vega, which is located in North-Central DR, about 250 miles from the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. While studying in the Dominican Republic, I learned basic…
I always thought it must be an awful experience when an airline loses your bag, especially a bag with your most personal and expensive belongings, including any special souvenirs you purchased during your trip. I’d never had that problem; an airline has never lost my luggage—I lost it myself. First of all, I don’t know…
Ibiza off-season. The end. No, really, that should be the whole story. Nothing goes on in Ibiza in January — I think this picture was taken around January two years ago. Some bars and restaurants by the beach stay open, but very few people visit. It was a ghost town with just enough tourists to…
If you thought sippy cups were exclusively for babies, you must’ve never been to a Broadway show. That is if you’re a drinker, of course. The adult sippy cups have become a real thing at Broadway theaters. This isn’t a picture from my first time at a Broadway show — it’s from last year when…
“You don’t choose your family; they’re God’s gift to you.” Whoever said that, must’ve not have a real-life family. In the real world, all families are dysfunctional. And why on heavenly earth would a god gift you a dysfunctional family? To be clear, I wouldn’t trade my mom and my brothers for anything in the…