LACMA at night (August 2015) The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, or "LACMA" for short, is considered the largest art museum in the West of the United States. Besides having over 150,000 works among its many floors and buildings, it also draws one million people-- locals and tourists alike-- to its entrance every year. … Continue reading Lost in LA: LACMA
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Greetings! As it has been for the past two years, it's around this time of year in which I ask you to ask me questions! I've been doing this little Q&A during the month of July, as it's around this time (specifically, July 30th) that it's my blog anniversary! I'll be coming up on 7 … Continue reading Ask Me Questions (Q&A)…and a little update!
To be honest, this post had been sitting in my drafts for over three years. Ever since I visited Turkey on a 10-day whirlwind tour in 2019, I still dream about the food I had over there, from kebabs to baklava to even the controversial tavuk göğsü. I ate my weight in all of the … Continue reading Top 10 Turkish Dishes You Need to Try
(inspired by the Cinque Terre, Italy-- May 2016) Al Mare Step by step,the hike never seemed so treacherouslike the precarious railings which seemto quake in fear with each crash al mareby the rocks that crumble like cakeand fallingfallingdown into the mouth of waves— Rustic vineyards yield grapes full of sugaralong the face of the mountain, … Continue reading Al Mare (poem)
Photo by sepehr jamshidifar on Pexels.com Today, I am 30 years old. 30. Wow. Where has the time gone? It's strange, because while I know that I've already lived three decades on this Earth, I know that I'm still young and still have a long ways to go. But it's also surreal: it feels as … Continue reading 20 Lessons I Learned in my Twenties
Rebecca Goes Rendezvous 