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Pastries All Day: Lisbon, Portugal
Last winter we had the amazing opportunity to travel with our two favorite exploring friends, Heather and Karl, on our now annual European trip. Chris and I had just spent nearly a month in the US and were able to tack on (always the planner!) a short trip to Portugal and Spain before heading home.…
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Larry Nassar Abuse at USAG & MSU: March 2019 Update
Check out my latest update here if you need a recap of where we currently stand in the wake of Larry Nassar’s abuse. Ready for the next steps in our continued journey of “how institutions totally mess up actually holding themselves responsible for enabling sexual predators and make false promises to create meaningful change”? Michigan…
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Today’s Rain is Tomorrow’s Whiskey: Edinburgh, Scotland
Sigh, Scotland. Edinburgh has been at the absolute top of my travel list since I first saw Danny Boyle’s (equally both amazing and scarring) Trainspotting. Edinburgh is a gorgeous city filled with a ton of history, culture, and of course, whiskey. Get ready for a loooooong post filled with Scottish adventures including murder legends (obviously),…
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The Larry Nassar Sentencing: One Year Later
One year ago Larry Nassar was sentenced to, or as Judge Aquilina stated, given “his death warrant”. The largest sex abuse scandal in sports history now has over 500 survivors. What have we learned? What has changed? While Nassar is behind bars for the rest of his life, it is important to remember that both…
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So It Goes: Dresden, Germany
I’m incredibly thankful to have the opportunity to visit Dresden with a group of friends last autumn. On the quest to visit the town where my friend was born, we had quite the adventure as a group wandering the streets (and festival foods) of Dresden. Embracing my inner book (and history) nerd, Dresden has always…
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Year in Review: 2018
How is it already January? Anyone else feel like the winter Olympics were last month (probably just me)? November and December have been absolutely crazy months for us. We were in six different countries (seven if you count a week in the UK during mid-October) including about a month away from home. I’m REALLY far…
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Octavia E. Butler
Welcome to the inaugural Queens You Should Know post! This is where I’ll discuss a woman you SHOULD know but for patriarchy reasons, maybe haven’t heard of yet. I first learned of Octavia E. Butler in 2011 when one of her novels, Kindred, was assigned in my Political Science capstone. My professor studied dystopian fiction…
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Queens You Should Know
For a number of reasons (mostly patriarchial but that’s for another time), our history books and literature are dominated by white men. By omitting the contributions of women, we are essentially erasing their impact; this is particularly true for women of color. Sure, it’s great to know the societal contributions of men (give us the…
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Post-Nassar Fallout Continues: October Updates on MSU and USAG.
This week the United States women and men compete at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Doha, Qatar. These athletes are competing amid new controversy and unrest (what a surprise, oh wait, no this is the new norm) surrounding the leadership at USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University. Here we go: Larry Nassar recorded himself…
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South City Center & Dublin Bay
Oh Dublin. You lovely, gorgeous, and fun city. We visited Dublin three times this year to see They Might Be Giants and Flight of the Conchords and fell in love with everything Dublin has to offer. From the great whiskey, to the boxty restaurants, and the amazing views, the city is a must visit for…
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