I Could Get Used to This — Whether you’re a practicing Catholic, worship in any other religion, or have no religion at all, you can’t help but marvel at this incredible Roman Catholic church architecture, nor can you miss it. La Sagrada Familia is one of the most imposing buildings and major tourist attractions in Barcelona, Spain. …

What It Is and What It Isn’t — It was not until the year 2020 during the protests following George Floyd’s murder by police that I began hearing the phrase “Critical Race Theory.” …

It’s easier to judge others than check our ignorance — How to disrupt racial discrimination in our daily lives I believe most people want to end racial discrimination, but what we lack is the courage and willingness to address the elephant in the room and end racism once and for all. …

This was the first time someone had ever asked me such a question — She was in my business administration class at a university where I was pursuing my second bachelor’s degree, because I couldn’t find a job with the first degree I held in history from my native country of Burundi, in East Africa I had come from a country not many people in North America knew was even a country, and some called it “Burma,” whenever I said I come from Burundi. So, to correct them, I always had to mention the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda, Burundi’s northern neighbor and cousin country because…

Are tips still about the quality of service or have the rules changed? — At first glance, you would think I’m against tipping. Well, that depends on what I am tipping for. As of late, I have noticed that many services are now asking for tips. Not the usual restaurant waiters or in bars, no. It’s in places where you would expect to pay…

Stories I shared since I started writing on Medium in September 2023 and the publications that supported me — Let me begin by thanking the following publications and their editors for their support of my writing on Medium and also for sharing inspiration from their storytelling. I want to express my gratitude to Patsy Fergusson at Fourth Wave — which was the first publication I submitted my first story…

What I learned from the movie about friendships & relationships as we age — A girls' trip and a bachelorette party in Italy? Be ready for…well…for some wild events! There is no way I’m not gonna spoil it for you if you haven’t seen the movie, Book Club: The Next Chapter, but I’ll do my best. I loved every scene in this movie, from…

The Art of Living As Our Best Selves — From the moment we take our first breath out of our mother’s womb, life is a learning curve. We begin with the first breast milk suckling attempt, then move to conquer our independence by learning how to walk, speak our first words: dada, gaga, mama (in that order), feed ourselves…

Holiday blues during the busiest time of the year — Now that we are officially entering the 25 days till Christmas period, Americans are in full gear to prepare for this over-crowded, over-consuming — wonderful time of the year. Besides shopping until our wallets hurt, many people use this holiday as an opportunity to be together with family. …