I have decided to be part of this challenge, where we post a blog per day for January. Participation is easy; sign up using the link below, and a daily prompt will be emailed to you on a particular topic. First, write about the topic, then add the bloganuray tag to your post. https://wordpress.com/bloganuary/ Despite wanting to participate in bloganuary, I somehow got distracted by … Continue reading Tales: Bloganuary (Talking to my Teenage Self)
Last weekend, I, alone with an acquaintance, visited Trier, Germany. This blog is about this brief Saturday afternoon frolick throught Trier’s Christmas Market. It’s December, and I find myself in Germany, a country known for the most commonly understood stereotypical scenes of Christmas misery and bliss. Christmas isn’t my favorite holiday, but to be honest, I don’t find any holiday particularly satisfying, especially as an … Continue reading Travel: Exploring Trier’s Christmas Market
At the beginning of December 2021, I visited Iceland, and I was happy to report that I had checked it off my bucket list. While the term bucket list has become somewhat cliché in my world, I know that some places are more than a list to be checked off. Iceland is one of the places that might make you return; whether you are planning … Continue reading Travel: My Weekend in Iceland (The Land of Fire & Ice)
I have a weakness for flowers and candles; it’s the kind of weakness that leaves me craving the visual and olfactory sensations that come from smelling well-made candles and seeing beautiful flowers on my table. So indulging in buying candles has taught me a thing or two about burning them and what scents work best for me. Below I have pulled the best candles based … Continue reading Tales: 6 Best Candle Companies + Candle Care Tips
In the Realm of the Senses or L ’Empire des Sens is a Japanese art film released in 1976. This film tells the story of two lovers and the passion that engulfs them as ones’ obsession turns deadly. This sounds like an introduction to a Lifetime movie, one where the man or woman does something irreprehensible in the name of love, lust, or desire. Directed … Continue reading Tales: 愛のコリーダ In the Realm of the Senses
During the last week of May 2021, I visited the Grand Canyon and planned on blogging about my experience there. Unfortunately, I got distracted with Hawaii and Germany, which pushed it to the bottom of my list then eventually, I deleted it from my mind. I recently looking through my phone in a failed attempt at freeing up space, when I saw the pictures I … Continue reading Travel: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona USA
Watch the Company You Keep! ONE OF THE MOST RECENT COMPANIES I have worked for is a company called Amentum N&E Holdings LLC, based out of Germantown, Maryland. This is a private company, which describes itself online as having a “global government partnership.” If you Google the company, you will not find a wiki page because it’s a relatively new name birth from an older … Continue reading Tales: What does Bugsy Malone have in Common with Defense Contracting? Part Two
FOR A VERY LONG TIME I’VE WANTED TO WRITE about my experience as a defense contractor. It’s been a few years since I started this journey, which means I am holding on to many memories, experiences, and nagging questions. However, when I attempt to write about my time in this industry, I’ve found it extremely taxing because it’s met with a cavalcade of emotions. By … Continue reading Tales: What does Bugsy Malone have in Common with Defense Contracting? Part One
Since 2016 I have been committed to watching a horror movie per day for the whole month of October. This year I am holding true to this statement and watching one horror movie a day until 1st November 2021. This year’s theme is Witches vs. Sleep. I will be watching movies about witches, sleep demons, sleep paralysis, sleeping realm…etc. So far I have a few … Continue reading Tales: 31 Days of Horror (2021)
After evading COVID in 2020, I found myself sick with the virus 2021. It started with a slight headache that lasted for 20 minutes one afternoon, then three days after, a more intense headache came with fever and body aches. Strangely enough, the day before I came down with full symptoms, I tested negative, which confused and baffled me. A few hours after taking that … Continue reading Tales: Streaming During the Time of Corona!
My favorite photos are always of flowers and plants for some reason. This was taken at Mirabell Palace in Salzburg, Austria. Plants and flowers are the only things in nature that are always photogenic; but never have to stop and pose, fix their face, or change their dress. They are just gorgeous naturally. Continue reading Tales: Flowers at a Palace
It seems so clear, but it really isn’t. This picture was taken while hiking in Heidelberg. A wild strawberry bush in the dead of June. Making way for memories of a confusing summer, but ultimately letting us know that winter is coming. Are you ready? Continue reading Tales: The End of an Evergreen Summer
My trip to Austria started with a 30-minute drive to Kaiserslautern, Germany, followed by a midnight 6-hour bus ride and early morning entrance into the 4th largest city in Austria. Like Colon Germany, Salzburg, Austria was built on the settlement of an old Roman town called Iuvavum. Based on my experience in Colon; I was excited to see the rich history that the romans left … Continue reading Travel: Day Trip to Salzburg Austria
During my first month visiting Germany, I saw the town of Heidelberg near the Neckar River in southwest Germany. The highlights of this town are the historical areas such as the Heidelberg Palace, the Old Bridge, and Heidelberg Zoo. Heidelberg is also home to many universities and a romantic cityscape with narrow roads and thousands of hidden spots around every bend. Germany is jammed packed … Continue reading Travel: Fun in Heidelberg
I have been away for almost a month, but even a travel food blogger has to take a break. Rejuvenized, I’m back and ready to review my most recent ventures in the city of Mannheim. While visiting Mannheim, I went on an eating adventure. As I foraged through the food landscape, I hit some incredible highs and lows. A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon … Continue reading Travel for Food: Mannheim Germany
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