Author: Shan

— 26 - Lessons from the Unplanned, Bonus Adventure, Reflection, Wonders of the World —

Niagara Falls Queen to a DMV Quarantine: Making Space During Change

April 26, 2020

With the travel, adjustments, and lifestyle changes, including getting used to living a place that had a real winter, my first few months were spent trying to get comfortable and feel consistent in the city. I had set my sights on March as the month that things would get a bit warmer; I’d be travel free; and I’d have time to really start to be social, meet people, and build a life. I was able to do one brunch; then BOOM, I found myself being put on work from home due to the coronavirus. While I am grateful to still be working, this was not how I expected my move to go. . I thought going to Niagara Falls was going to be the start of a continual high. Now the changes that I was prepared for now had their own changes on top of changes….… Read More Niagara Falls Queen to a DMV Quarantine: Making Space During Change

— 25 - Black History Exploration —

BLACKLANTA – The National Center for Civil and Human Rights to the Trap Music Museum

February 29, 2020

Visiting both of these places in the same year highlighted for me that Black History and the work for equity here and across the world comes with so many layers and pieces. MLK Jr. had his dream in the same place where years later a form of music would be birthed out of the poverty and struggle of those that he had been fighting for.… Read More BLACKLANTA – The National Center for Civil and Human Rights to the Trap Music Museum

— 25 - Black History Exploration —

Southern University – HBCUs & Pieces of Community

February 23, 2020

My mom decided to take us onto the campus of Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, a HBCU (Historically Black College & University). This campus holds a special place in my family history. It is the place where my grandparents met….It was also the place that would educate all of my aunts and uncle. I even found myself attending STEM summer camps there during the summers after my 8th and 9th grade years of school. Other family members still serve the institution to this day.… Read More Southern University – HBCUs & Pieces of Community

— Reflection —

Looking Back to Look Forward: A Honest Note on 2019

January 1, 2020

2019 was a year that began with a lot of personal hope and ambition. I was eager to share my blog after sitting on the idea for almost a year. I was in a job that had me feeling beyond burnt out; but I just knew that I would be coming into a new job soon since I had been applying places, networking, and meeting with a career counselor for months…… Read More Looking Back to Look Forward: A Honest Note on 2019

— Bonus Adventure, Wonders of the World —

Arizona – Small Girl at The Grand Canyon

May 11, 2019

Saturday morning, we found ourselves slowly creeping out of bed with the sun already up, later than planned to start our 1.5 hour drive to the Grand Canyon South Rim. I truly think that Arizona has some of the prettiest drives because the diversity in the landscape in just an hour was stunning. We got to the Grand Canyon around 11:30 am, and it was already busy.… Read More Arizona – Small Girl at The Grand Canyon