The Benefits of Visiting the National Memorials on Sunday Morning On the way down to Washington D.C., my father and I discussed the smartest way to conduct our national memorials walking tour. Based on our schedule, it looked like it…
Washington D.C. Road Trip – Part 3: Change Agent Network (CAN) Fundraiser with Liberian Ambassador
My father was invited to the Change Agent Network (CAN) fundraiser that took place at the residency of the Liberian Ambassador to the United States of America. He was allowed to bring one guest and asked me if I wanted…
Washington D.C. Road Trip – Part 2: Georgetown Walking Tour
College Park, Maryland to Georgetown, Washington D.C. Rather than go to the highway, it was actually easier from where we were to take local streets into Washington D.C. Basically we took US -1 South to P Street past DuPont Circle.…
Washington D.C. Road Trip – Part 1: New York City, NY to College Park, Maryland
It was Saturday morning around 8 a.m. The chill of winter was in the air, but the bright sun made it tolerable as I packed the car. The sky was bright blue with barely a cloud in sight. It was…
Jim Jefferies at Bergen PAC
I went to Englewood, New Jersey to watch Jim Jefferies‘ latest standup comedy routine. In a nutshell, he absolutely killed it, and a series of random coincidences over the course of the evening made for a once in a lifetime…
Bayville Scream Park
The coastal village of Bayville is situated on the north shore of Long Island. The village is located within the town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County on Long Island in New York State. One of the village’s major attractions…
NYC – Lower Manhattan Walking Tour
Once we returned from the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, I suggested that we take a nice leisurely walk up Broadway. In the past, I was in a graduate school course where we took a walking tour with a…
NYC – Ferry Tour – Liberty & Ellis Islands
A Brief History of the Statue of Liberty Surrounding the southern tip of Manhattan are a number of smaller islands within the New York Harbor that have significant cultural and historical connections to local and American history. Liberty Island is…
NYC – US Open Tennis Championships
Over the course of roughly a two week time period spanning from the end of August through early September New York City is the host of the final Grand Slam of the professional tennis season, the US Open Tennis Championships.…
Long Island City, NYC – P.S. 1 & Then Some
P.S. 1 is a contemporary art museum located in Long Island City, Queens, NYC, NY. The museum has been affiliated with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) since 2000. The building contains exhibits by some of the most progressive emerging…