Student Loan Rates Are Too Damn High! If you read my last student loans rant and you liked it, here’s similar posting for you. It’s time to get real. I’m a 20-something, second-generation, first-born AAPI woman. My parents never went to college. When it was… Read More »Student Loan Rates
I don’t admit it often enough. But I am. I’m a little bit country, a little bit of rock ‘n’ roll, and a little of everything else. Take a moment to enjoy this song. Deeply reminds me of the night D and I had our… Read More »A bit country…
LOML: Acronym for love of my life. A soulmate. Pronounced “Lom-el” Is also referred to as OTLOML which stands for One True Love Of My Life. – Urban Dictionary Derek Kyle Jansen (aka D) is the love of my life. He’s my partner in crime.… Read More »LOML
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Post – May 4, 2013 This past weekend, I had the honor of being my friend Chris’ best man, and witnessing his marriage to his gorgeous bride, Lori. The ceremony was beautiful. The vows they exchanged came deep from their hearts.… Read More »Chris & Lori
What’s to Love and What’s to Hate In my last post, I shared the risks of leaving the millions of women behind in the current immigration debate. With over 4.1 million women of the 11.1 million undocumented, it was important to shed light on the… Read More »Immigration Bill
I read somewhere a great quote. The quote said, “I don’t want my children to follow in my footsteps. I want them to take the path next to me and go farther than I ever dreamt possible.” – TO GO FARTHER THAN I EVER DREAMT… Read More »For My Tatay
The Immigrant Woman: Invisible and Being Left Behind There are approximately 11.1 million undocumented immigrants living in the shadows. Of those 11.1 million, over 4.1 million are women with close to 18% of them being Asian and Pacific Islander (API) women. Furthermore, based on the… Read More »The Immigrant Woman
It’s hard to write this post. Last year, I lost my Nanay. (Nanay means mother. It is the title given to my maternal grandmother.) And every day since her passing, I remember her. I remember the way she would make her coffee. I remember the… Read More »She’s my Hero
In a previous live, I was a hip hop dancer. My inspiration to dance like no one was watching and to sing like no one was listening came from Michael Jackson. To this day, I’m amazed at what choreographers can create with music and more… Read More »Dangerous
With Ticket Stubs!!! Since we started dating Derek and I have saved most, if not all our ticket stubs. The great thing about doing this, I can go back to that very moment and remember all the great laughs we had just by holding a… Read More »Recap of 2012