aymexume
Four weeks in, with enough memories to live on
You've probably seen the memes: Check on you're traveller friends; we are not OK. Actually, we may be faring better than you think. Yes,...
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aymexume
- Mar 29, 2020
- 3 min
The first two weeks
How are you doing? How are you holding up? What have you been up to during the last 2 weeks? I picked my last day at work as the starting...
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aymexume
- Mar 21, 2020
- 2 min
Staying home, staying healthy and staying positive
I've been back from my latest trip—for which I haven't written a single blogpost yet—for 2 weeks now. And, under the circumstances, I...
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aymexume
- Jan 16, 2020
- 4 min
Some pretty badass things I've done
It's no secret that I scare easy (lougawou* stories will have me avoid certain neighbourhoods/towns) or that I'm afraid of heights. I...
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aymexume
- Jan 11, 2020
- 4 min
Travel shaming is lame
Have you ever been excited to tell someone about your trip and their response to your passionate storytelling is in the lines of "well,...
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aymexume
- Jan 2, 2020
- 4 min
Passports, nephews and house keys: Reflecting on the past decade
It's not an easy task to reflect on an entire decade. On one hand, you have to go through photos, journals and agendas (or, in my case,...
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aymexume
- Dec 19, 2019
- 1 min
Vive le vent d'hiver?
Ce matin, je confirme que celui ou celle qui a écrit « Vive le vent d'hiver! » n'a pas connu l'hiver canadien. Il y a de ces journées...
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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
- Oct 19, 2019
- 1 min
The not-so-bougie bougie travel crew
I'm proud of my travel crew. There's never a full moment with this bunch. There's no denying that we are somewhat bougie. You'll catch us...
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aymexume
- Oct 15, 2019
- 2 min
How to best experience Marrakech
This is my second trip to Morroco. And Marrakech is the 4th city I visit. Here are some recommendations to enjoy what the city has to...
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aymexume
- Oct 11, 2019
- 2 min
Blunder in Bratislava
Our stay in Bratislava (Slovakia) was short, but eventful. And it all started when we checked into our hotel. Ti Val had booked the room...
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aymexume
- Oct 10, 2019
- 2 min
They run this town: Two Haitian women in Regau
It shouldn't come as a surprise that my first blogpost about my road trip in Europe is about the two lively Haitian women I hung out with...
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aymexume
- Sep 25, 2019
- 3 min
I'm Haitian, and I don't identify as a Latina. Here's why.
From time to time, someone spurs the debate on the Internet: Haitians should identify as Latinx. There was that article that went viral a...
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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
- Aug 1, 2019
- 3 min
The most annoying people on a plane, a list
I haven't posted a rant in a while. Not because there's nothing to complain about—there is plenty. I've just been holding on to my...
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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
- Jun 11, 2019
- 3 min
Two scary travel stories
Travelling isn't always good times and fun stuff. Travellers sometimes experience horrible situations that are beyond their control. I...
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aymexume
- May 29, 2019
- 5 min
5 days in CDMX: What I've spent
My trip to Mexico City was bomb. If you follow me on Instagram, you may have kept up with my stories. The best thing about that trip is...
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