A few days ago I had a conversation with a good friend (let’s call him “Buddy”), and it punctuated for me the difficulty in pursuing an unconventional career path. During the course of this conversation Buddy struggled to comprehend...
I have a confession. Generally speaking, I do not like to be asked to do something at the spur of the moment, fun or otherwise. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy spontaneity, but I don’t want to make it...
Do you know someone who always seems happy? No matter the day, no matter the current national crisis, their mood is stuck on happy. They could have just received a speeding ticket on their way to work, but instead...
“My life is one distraction after the. . .oh look, flowers!” For a while this was the description I had under the “about me” section on my Facebook page. Now it’s only on my Instagram page. While it is...
When I think about my childhood, there are a few images that immediately come to mind: eating cookie crisp cereal at my grandparents’ house on those days when I was home sick from school, building “mansions” made of blankets...
It seems like the older I get the faster time moves. I cannot believe it is already the middle of May. Weren’t we just celebrating the New Year? Even more remarkable for me, this year my law school class...
Well it’s that time of year again, where we gather and join in the pomp and circumstance of one of life’s most monumental events: graduation. Whether you are the one walking across the stage or just there to offer...
Coupled with my lifelong desire to become a lawyer, has always been a passion for teaching as well. Every place I’ve lived, from New York to Accra, Ghana, I have found myself working or volunteering in a teaching capacity;...
Ok, so I’m not exactly broke, but the title “to be young gifted…and not as financial secure as I would like at this point in my life” seemed a bit verbose. No? Plus it obscures the song reference (inserted...
When I was a child I was fortunate to have people in my life that told me I could be whatever I wanted to be. That if I just put my mind to it (however elusive and nebulous “it”...