Believe it or not, I have been busy - EXTREMELY busy. This journey is full time and I am grateful everyday for the opportunity. Unfortunately, I don't always have the kind of time to share. Being asked to come back to talk to Ashley and Ren on GoneTrippin Podcast was a nice way to verbalize what has happened and will happen. Take a listen and catch up. I'm on the move! To listen: #47:Everyone But Two Part 2 And if you missed the first interview, episode #37, you can find it i

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park

Did you know that Frederick Douglass was the first African American to be nominated for Vice President of America? I don’t know about you, but I think we sure could use Frederick Douglass in the White House right now. Among many things, he is known as the most prominent African American abolitionist, an accomplished writer, but also a supporter of the women’s suffrage movement. His later years were spent in his D.C home, where he would write his third autobiography, “Life and

Whatever mutant illness I was attempting to battle last week, fully ensnared me. Medicines and cough drops and teas and vapor rubs were useless. I surrendered by Monday and went to Patient First because I was too tired to venture out Sunday after a week of hacking. Luckily for me, I was prescribed some heavy-duty medicines and think I may be officially on the mend. It has been a rough week. The cough is quite menacing and I am going to all lengths to be rid of it. Today is th

Al Roker, daughter Leila explore Sequoia National Park, courtesy of the Today Show (click to image to watch) This morning, it was as if my (parent’s) neighbor read my mind. Only a few minutes before, I surfaced from the basement and wallowed in the momentum of the National Park Service (NPS) centennial as the Today Show crew had the great fortune of sharing their remarkable time in Arcadia National Park on this morning's show. “Haters going to hate.” That is definitely how I