My closet Julia Child comes alive during the holiday season. I have never been so excited to wrap an apron around my waist and spend whole afternoons watching homemade foods pile up in my kitchen in advance of Thanksgiving or Christmas. I love producing the whole spread, inviting beloved guests, Read more…
I was viewing a kaleidoscope over the last four days in Telluride, Colorado. There were solo hikes, lunches and dinners with new friends, films, a long nighttime drive from Cortez, lemongrass limeade at the local Steaming Bean, a rediscovery of Bridal Veil Falls, charming signage on the main boulevard. And Read more…
Brooklyn took a long time to open her arms to me, but she finally came around. Or maybe I came around once I started discovering the murals scattered throughout the alleyways circling South 11th Street and Bedford Avenue. I read Bedford Avenue was one of these brightening corners of the Read more…
I went to the same hardware store three times in one day in preparation for Burning Man. I was already a regular at Brownie’s Hardware on Polk Street because I insist on being a patron of local businesses whenever possible. But that day was a marathon of purchasing items like Read more…
A new home introduces itself slowly to you. When you roll out of a cab following a red eye flight from the west coast, you become acutely aware of the nearest coffee shop, the proximity of the subway entrance and which subway lines go by “your place.” With that kind Read more…
Our team leads a warm-up to a series of games at a Palestinian school. While it’s been a few days since I have returned from the Middle East, it wouldn’t sit right without writing a final impression of this dazzling adventure. We spent our final days visiting our programs in the West Read more…
I have always heard GREAT things about Beirut – cosmopolitan population, amazing nightlife, overall sophisticated look and feel in the Middle East. This was our next destination after Amman and our group was jazzed. We had a packed schedule and limited time to discover the city, though hung out with Read more…
Girls participating in RTP games in Jerash, Jordan. Jordan is home to three million Palestinians, of which at least 400,000 are considered refugees and living in semi-permanent “camps”. We visited what would be the first of many camp visits over the next few days in Jerash. Jerash, famous for ancient Read more…
Horse-drawn carriage meanders through the Sik. I didn’t know what a Siq was until my Right To Play colleagues and I discovered Petra: the sandstone, ancient city that was once a main trade thoroughfare between Damascus and Arabia, and is now Jordan’s greatest tourism attraction. The Siq is a Read more…
Me on a camel in Aqaba, Jordan – country’s only sea port town. You know you’re traveling with seasoned adventurers when a camel shows up outside your restaurant in Aqaba and you’re the only one remotely interested or grabbing for her camera. Thus starts day one of my adventure in Read more…