The trip had to end at some point.

I visited my dear friends in the Piemonte, Italy in September 2024.

Girls’ trip, Moroccan style

Green fields of England

Little town in the desert.

Who needs to go peepee?

Airport travel can be hit or miss. Most times it’s pleasant.

These are some of the Southern DC Mocha Moms who encouraged me to go into culinary education, so I dedicated my cookbook to them.

Sometimes, you have to choose YOURSELF.

View from my WorkAway, the beautiful mountains of Finiq Albania. This was written around July 8.

Update: August 8, 2024. I ended leaving after 2.5 weeks.

More inspiration….

Back in the day I worked at Arcadia Farmers Market and I interviewed some vegetables. My next job needs to be as fun and rewarding in service to the community as this one was.

Listen to me tell it like it is on Diamond Crystal’s podcast ❤️

This photo is on the cover of my self- published cookbook Healthy and Homemade: Eating Well On A Budget. It's available on Amazon.

1999, the day we conceived our first son. Valentin joked that he turned out white because it had snowed.

I had to deviate from my plans and things got a bit less colorful for a minute.

59 never felt so good!

Don’t visit if you have vertigo,