Travel

The pandemic clearly restricted my international travel. I had to cancel travel plans to Amsterdam and England, but not all was lost. I found myself in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, in July of last year. I joined my brother and his friend from Kansas City there.…

By Lashawnda Becoats   Destination: Tokyo, Japan    Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to visit Japan — land of the fictional characters Hello Kitty and the monster Godzilla. Back then, I knew very little about the culture, I just dreamed of going because it seemed like a cool place, so when my mother suggested we take a family vacation to Tokyo, I was very excited.…

By Dee Dixon   Hi, folks. I did it once again, over the Thanksgiving holiday.   Explored a city I’d never been to, for four days.   Toronto was my choice because it allowed me to set foot in Canada for the first time AND visit Niagara Falls, which is now off my bucket list. …

By Shanell Varner You’re the STRONG daughter, sister, friend, right? The one who always neglects her  own needs to take care of everyone else. A true SHERO! You love hard. But you neglect to take care of the most important person…YOU.…