06/27/2022

Feeling it all in Northern Cambodia

KOOP • 03/28/2022

SXSW22: A TRUE REVIVAL

Armed with a press badge, I took #SXSW22 in stride, dabbling in film, interactive, and musical offerings for KOOP. Back was the thrill of hailing pedicabs, cutting lines (and also waiting in them), pounding the pavement to catch bands all over town, stomach full of free tacos and beer. As familiar as it all felt, there were growing pains as SXSW finds its wings under new ownership and an Austin changed by the past few years.

Bushwick Daily • 03/11/2021

A year of pandemonium

Pandemonium: noun. wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos. a place or scene of riotous uproar or utter chaos. the abode of all the demons. hell. One year ago, the year of pandemonium began. It was nothing cosmic or mythic but everything terrestrial. Deforestation, overpopulation, geopolitics working together to pinball a virus across a planet, infecting the poor to the politicians. Total destruction at the end of a human breath.

day job optional • 12/19/2020

Fire shaped my travels through Australia, and my dreams since

From our first day on the coast, my Aunt insisted we keep the windows closed because the smoke bothered her. I wasn’t aware of the fires; there were no signs of them. But within a few days, I woke up with a dull, fried headache, a dry scratch in the pulp of my throat, the taste of something black on my tongue. Even if we couldn’t see it, Queensland was on fire.

medium • 11/16/2019

Riding with Bourdain in Vietnam

“One of the great joys of life is riding a scooter through Vietnam,” declared Anthony Bourdain, mouth probably half full of noodles and half full of exhaust fumes. That quote was very likely what planted the dream in my ex-boyfriend Logan’s heart to one day blaze up Vietnam: lush, open country ahead, the current a fishbowl of traffic, me, the rugged backpacker damsel in the sissy seat.

medium • 09/13/2019

The message left in the flames

On Sunday night, The Temple, the sanctuary for loss and remembrance at Burning Man, also falls. It’s a mass memorial screaming its sorrow through blue-licked flames. Tens of thousands of broken hearts. An indefinite amount of souls set free.

medium • 05/24/2019

Why To Travel Solo

Roadtripping alone through a new country, squinting at street signs typed in a foreign alphabet, shifting gears up narrow hills in a rented two-door. Google maps fading in and out, the buzz of the radio reduced to static, no co-pilot to double check the route. Sound like a nightmare? Welcome to my happy place.

P.S. I Love You • 10/31/2017

Almost a Year Since He Died. –

Nothing makes it easier, but if it’s possible to rebound from the sudden death of someone you love, you must be on the upswing.

10/31/2017

A Night in Bushwick - Video

We take you for a Friday Night tour of our industrial, artistic, eclectic and ultimately unique neighborhood of Bushwick, Brooklyn. The night included Kittens, Art Galleries, Tacos, House Parties, Indie Music, Dancing & Drinking.

SUITCASE Magazine • 08/08/2017

City Guide: Medellin, Colombia

Colombia has it all. A country with 10% of the planet’s biodiversity tucked away in the Andes Mountains, Caribbean white-sand beaches in the north and the lush Amazon rainforest to the south, it also boasts metropolitan cities that are chic, modern, and affordable.

07/27/2017

Walter Tribe Carries the Torch in Arizona

...Through an old VW bus, a small door leads to the Walter brewery where they have taps of collaborative brews. On a Friday night at the Walter Dome, I sipped a Solar Flare Grapefruit IPA and talked the 10 Principles with some of the Walter Fabrication Crew, and we watched the smiling community gather for one of their epic potlucks....

Burning Man Journal • 07/14/2017

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: An Ode to Dusty Beauty

Day three of the Burn. It’s Tuesday or Wednesday or Thursday, depending on when you finally pulled that old ’97 to the distant corner of clock hand and alphabet, draped yourself in faux fur and hit the playa running.

Medium • 04/14/2017

Why Meeting Your Long Lost Family Can Teach You So Much (or Losing a Brother, Gaining a Family in…

The beginning of a new chapter in my life. An exclamation mark now replacing the question mark long lingering in my psyche about this fabled family. The end of my doubt that these relatives really existed and that they really cared about me. No matter how little blood we had in common, they considered me their family.

SUITCASE Magazine • 03/24/2017

City Guide: Portland, Oregon | Suitcase Mag

“Stay weird!” Portland exclaims, encouraging its residents and visitors to indulge in its evident individuality. Indeed, Portland continues to stand out as one of the environmentally friendly, progressive and quirky cities in America. The Pacific Northwest provides a lush backdrop for a burgeoning city full of artists and musicians, foodies and an innovative tech scene.

The Creative Cafe • 02/06/2017

It’s Been One Month Since He Died

You’re still receiving messages from friends for whom it took a while to get the news. Over the past weeks, you’ve absorbed almost everyone’s kind words, their Facebook messages are laden with heart emojis and phone numbers and offers to help in any way possible. But there are still those unopened laments that you can’t bring yourself to fully read just yet, like the one from your brother’s teenage crush, a girl writes she will never forget the first time she s

SUITCASE Magazine • 12/14/2016

Where to Eat in Bushwick, New York

Brooklyn is undeniably one of the best places to eat in the US. Whether it’s Michelin-starred pastas or innovative sushi bombs, some of NY‘s finest dining experiences can be found in its largest borough. Take the L-train a few stops out of Manhattan to the edgy ‘hood of Bushwick’ next time you’re looking for a unique and delectable dining experience. But where to start?

Medium • 10/28/2016

New York, I love you, but You’re no longer my town. – The Mission

They say 10 years here makes you a New Yorker but I knew from the very start I was home. An NYC resident I became, and a city girl I’ll always be, but a New Yorker no longer. New York, I love you. You’re not bringing me down. You’re enigmatic, you’re breathtaking, you’re the most incredible place in the world. But I’m ready for a new muse. You’re no longer my town.

Medium- The Mission • 10/05/2016

The Playa Provides: A Journey of Starting Over at Burning Man

I arrived at Burning Man with a suitcase of costumes and a backpack stuffed with my whole life. I had just left New York for good, and for the next 8 days, the desert was my new home. I was on the mend and I was on my own for the first time. I was here to reclaim my life on my terms. I just happened to be doing it one of the world’s most legendary gatherings. I had a lot to learn.

QNS.com • 07/23/2016

Local Roots CSA brings weekly farmshare to Onderdonk & Sons bar in Ridgewood

Care about where your food comes from and love surprises? CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) agreements are a great way of adding variety to your diet while also supporting local agriculture.

QNS.com • 07/06/2016

Under new ownership, old timer Ridgewood pizza joint is keeping up with times

It’s 1 p.m. on Myrtle Avenue in Ridgewood, and the lunchtime crowd is filling the sidewalk, swarming one establishment in particular: Joe & John’s, the neighborhood’s favorite pizza parlor since 1968. Only a few clues — like a new sign and a fresh red paint job — hint that the establishment has entered a new era of ownership, benefiting from the face-lift that goes along with it.