Recently, I have made a somewhat controversial and shocking statement: I am not going to the midnight premiere of Harry Potter. – To all of those who have had at least one in depth conversation with me, whether they are my longstanding friends or newly acquired coworkers, I have somehow managed to reveal my love [...]

I feel as though I should have a carpet bag full of gadgets, a patterned umbrella, and a brimmed hat as I walk along the streets of Collegetown. Though I am dressed like my usual self, I feel like Mary Poppins. ♥ I have been in a constant state of travel the past few weeks, [...]

A lighted cityscape. A crumbling Greek temple. A pitch black night punctured with tiny pinpricks of lights. The scene could not be more perfect for the mysterious summer festival of Beltane. I have to admit that I had absolutely no idea what I was getting myself into when I decided to make my way to [...]

4/09/2011 Mio Caro, Has someone stretched out time for you and I? These millions of seconds seem to have gloriously enveloped us, cocooning us so softly in our own moments that we barely noticed how time passed us by. Magic, that is the only way I can describe it. If only you can see how [...]

A decade ago on one boring Holy Thursday evening, my mom dropped off an 11-year old Emily at her grandma’s house. I can tell you that it was not one of my greatest moments- I was in a peach of a mood and throwing a tween fit because “moms always seem to ruin the world”. [...]

I believe that people are good. Yes, I am not naïve enough to trust every person that I meet. Yet, I am constantly humbled and surprised by the goodness that has come my way every single day that I spent in a country other than my own. People didn’t need to help me; they didn’t [...]

Once upon a time, on a blustery and quite rainy day, two fastidious girls decided to venture out of their cozy flat in search of adventure. Of course, if they were wise, they would have stayed put, drinking tea and chatting by the fire for the entire day, instead of getting their socks and shoes [...]

I do believe in an everyday sort of magic – the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art and the like; the eerie appropriateness of moments of syncronicity; the whispered voice, the hidden presence, when we think we’re alone.” – Charles De Lint ◊ There are just some times when I [...]

Get Listening Before You Read If James Brown isn’t your cuppa tea, take a listen to the Sister Act 2 version. If you aren’t dancing/bobbing your head/singing along like a fool, you might want to why your life has become so miserable and glum. Why not take an unexpected trip, per say? If the US [...]

Photos Did you ever realize how obsessed we are with taking the perfect photograph? We change our smiles, perfect our stances, and mediate backgrounds in order to give off the right vibe or coolest view.  Yet, in reality, all we are doing is trying too hard to present ourselves in a “better light”. It is [...]