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Anyone who has ever been to Haiti probably found it very hard to sleep on Tuesday night.
Even under normal circumstances, life is unbelievably difficult on the island; it is hard to imagine that any more pain and suffering could be possible. But there it was: late Tuesday afternoon, a massive 7.0 earthquake struck near [...]

Oh! We are oh, so lucky to live here right now.

The cash-strapped Golden Gate National Recreation Area has been brainstorming for creative ideas to restore the crumbling, historic buildings on the Island of Alcatraz, and now they have found it. Well, at least they have the germ of an idea, one that my husband thinks could earn millions of dollars each year.

You see, the Park would allow adventurous souls to sleep on the cold and windy island in exchange for a volunteer day of “hard labor”, helping the staff restore the historic buildings and grounds.

NEW YORK CITY: SATURDAY JUNE 13, 2009—We have stayed at a hotel on Broadway near West 48th several times because it’s located at the heart of that special New York City magic, the Theater District… a place where one can truly say that this 24-hour city never sleeps.
This time, however, we found that the aforementioned [...]

A few weeks ago, I was invited to travel to Cuba with a Congressional delegation led by East Bay Congresswoman Barbara Lee. The invitation came from the Congressional Black Caucus. The departure date was to have been April 3rd, and a quick reply was necessary. There were strong indicators that once again, the now nearly [...]