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My first time in the Sahara: Random thoughts and feelings
The Sahara has been on my list for as long as I can remember. As a child, the idea of a place that could be scolding hot during the day...
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aymexume
- Sep 26, 2021
- 4 min
#LivingInAlgiers - Lèt pou yon lektris (ti koze fanm)
M te mande nou di m kisa nou t a renmen konnen sou Aljeri. Jowàn E. te mande m pale l de jan medam yo ap viv. Jowàn, Kijan w ye? E fanmi...
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aymexume
- Sep 23, 2021
- 2 min
#LivingInAlgiers – In a bit of a funk
This week was tough. It’s been hard for me to find some joy this week. I usually can find it in random, mundane things. It’s usually...
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aymexume
- Sep 8, 2021
- 2 min
We moved to Algeria
On September 1, Hubs and I landed in Algiers after a 16-hour journey that began the previous day. We were tired, yet excited. The...
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aymexume
- Jun 10, 2020
- 1 min
Chòk kiltirèl: Allons à la plage
15 jen 2020 ap fè m 15 an nan peyi Kanada. Nan seri "chòk kiltirèl" la m ap rakonte ti istwa ki fè m wè diferans ant kilti lakay ak kilti...
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aymexume
- Jun 6, 2020
- 1 min
Black Lives Matter: My first protest
I attended a protest for the first time yesterday.
It was a protest in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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aymexume
- Oct 29, 2019
- 3 min
Visiter l'île de Gorée : Ce que vous devez savoir
En planifiant notre séjour de 3 jours à Dakar, nous n'avions réservé que 2 choses : nos billets d'avion et nos chambres dans une maison...
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aymexume
- Oct 23, 2019
- 4 min
L'année du retour: île de Gorée
Le gouvernement du Ghana a décrété l'année 2019 l'année du retour (Year of the Return). Retour vers le continent africain des members de...
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aymexume
- Sep 6, 2019
- 3 min
Nothing to declare: On turning 40
When I was younger, I was convinced that I could feel a shift on my birthday. That lasted right up to my 18th birthday. When I woke up on...
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aymexume
- Aug 16, 2019
- 8 min
From NCB to the cockpit, via Wall Street: Sky's the limit
Born in New York City in the early 1980s from a Haitian mother and a father of Martinican origin, Patrick spent his summers in the US of A,
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aymexume
- Jul 13, 2019
- 3 min
Essence Fest Weekend: 4 things that reminded me of Haiti
I went to the 25th edition of Essence Fest, peeps! And I had a blast. The weekend was eventful. There's so much I liked and loved about...
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aymexume
- Mar 15, 2019
- 5 min
Hammam is life!
Upon our arrival, women working at the hammam were waiting for us. They provided instructions on what to wear and placed our belongings in a
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aymexume
- Mar 14, 2019
- 4 min
Pros and cons of a group trip
This was the first time I was travelling with a group of people I didn't know. Also a first: I did not plan this trip. Aside from bookin
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aymexume
- Jan 8, 2019
- 7 min
Travelling while black in Asia
Hong Kong, December 2018. Our cab driver honked. Hard. It wasn't until he abruptly stopped the car in the middle of the street that I...
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aymexume
- Nov 28, 2018
- 5 min
Manifs et avertissements de voyage
Destination Paris ou Port-au-Prince? Les photos des Champs Élysées qui circulent sur Internet ces jours-ci n'ont pas l'air de ça. Tout...
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aymexume
- Oct 31, 2018
- 3 min
Road trip: five signs that you’re a great co-pilot
When I said that my road trip to New Jersey at the beginning of September would be lit, I meant that my auntie and my mom would make my...
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aymexume
- Sep 18, 2018
- 1 min
Pieds poudrés goes to Turkey (my first video)
If you haven't heard yet, I published my first travel video. Here it is! #video #turkey #Istanbul #cappadocia
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aymexume
- Sep 6, 2018
- 4 min
Design of a decade (the birthday post)
I turn 39 today, y'all! First off. I borrowed this title from Ms. Janet Jackson. This album of hers, a compilation of her greatest hits...
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aymexume
- Mar 22, 2018
- 4 min
Here’s what we’ve learned from 4 years of (relatively) frequent travelling
Learning from the mistakes we made during our first big trip, from how we budget for meals to searching for free activities.
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aymexume
- Mar 2, 2018
- 2 min
Un lundi après-midi à Little Haiti
Le long de la NW 54 St, les églises évangéliques pullulent. Bethany Baptist Church. Église de Dieu Indépendante. Certaines affichent le...
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