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  • Came to DC to get on the 1s and 2s #washingtondc #swirlcity #girlgonesolo #loungeofthree #takingover #backatit #blackgirlsrock #blackgirlmagic #dj #picoftheday #haitiangirls #instamusic #instadj #idoitall #jackofalltrades
  • Someone tell me why I am leaving warm and sunny Florida for cold ass DC? • Getting on a plane for the first time in over 8 months since getting back to the states from the South Africa accident. A little nervous; back on the solo grind, but I gotta do this for my sanity. This is just a long weekend trip to DC to get my feet wet and then boom “don’t call it a comeback” 2 weeks in Southeast Asia. I’ll never stop saying this: Do not travel without travel insurance. See ya laterz! #girlgonesolo #backatit #wingview #windowseat #comeback #imcoldalready #shesback #traveldiary #travelinsurance #visitwashingtondc
  • First book of the year completed. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi is a must. Do not pass go, do not collect $200. Just get it, read it. I love historical fiction novels. This one follows the descendants of Maame, starting with her two daughters, Effia and Esi. Separated by circumstances, one sister marries a slaveholder and the other is enslaved. Gyasi walks us through each chapter as we follow their children and their children’s children and learn of their stories as they all seek their place in the world on their quest to find their home and where they belong. So beautiful, yet heartbreaking. Powerful, yet delicate. #homegoing #yaagyasi #booklover #girlgonesolo #ilovebooks #ilovetoread #brunchnbooks #whatareyoureading #readinggoals #travelreading
  • That group chat stay lit! @jmicha2018 @mademoiselle_milla #sisters #haitiangirls #melaninonfleek #blackgirlmagic #winetasting #birthdaycelebration #winesnob #wineconnoisseur #shitgirlsdo #girltime #friendships #squadgoals #miamiadventures
  • Go Heat! Was on the edge of my seat the whole time but still glad to see my boys. #goheat #miamiheat #wadecounty #305 #miami #wizards #letsgoheat #basketball #sports #americanairlines
  • Here’s the really cool thing about my #topnine // while I spent most of #2018 focusing on my ankle and thinking about “my lost” y’all were focusing on my gains and for that I thank y’all for helping me see the brighter side of life. #love #inspiration #whatayear #thankful #gratitude #welcome2019 #yearofbrightness #myseason #collageoftheday #girlgonesolo #mylife #mystory #byebyefear #travel #happymoments #florida #cuba #lasvegas #dubai #southafrica #haiti
  • 2019 is almost here! What are your plans? What are your goals? // I’ll admit that I hated New Year resolutions because they tend to go out of the window as soon as February sashays in. But this year I’m trying something different. After all, can’t expect anything different if you continue to the do the same thing over and over again, right? Plus a little birdie told me that’s the definition of insanity. // 2018 was a hard one for me. Fracturing my ankle, surgery, and recovering from that set me back, not only physically but mentally. It took a toll on me and as much as I tried to remain positive, there were some really dark moments and time for me. But there were also some major goods and I’ll make sure to never forget them. The biggest one is that I have people in my corner who love and support me. My family by choice. I definitely learned that blood is not thicker than water and that the family that YOU create will be one of the most important thing you ever do in life. // What are my goals? To enjoy the journey, to not be so rigid, to make time for people who make time for me, and to love and show love like crazy. In addition, there are the things like read more, exercise consistently, stick to a healthy diet, invest in my first real estate property, write consistently, continue working on my businesses creating multiple streams of income, actively working on my relationships (family, friends, and romantic) and build stuff with my hands. // Oh yeah, I’m super excited. Your turn! What are your goals and plans? // #newyeargoals #newyearplans #newyear2019 #newyearseve #happynewyear2019 #girlgonesolo #cheers #photooftheday #ticktock #countdown #yearofmanifestation #yearofyes #levelup #getit
  • Finished my last book of 2018, Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” by my favorite author of all time, Zora Neale Hurston. Completed in 1931, the book was published this year. I purchased it when it came out, but put it off for a while because I knew it would be a tough read due to the subject matter. I have so many thoughts after reading this book (some of them very similar to thoughts I’ve had after reading the recollections of Africans who were stolen, sold, and enslaved). Very powerful and moving story, shared via Kossola’s, aka Cudjo, dialect; the man who was stolen from his land and sold into slavery. It has always been hard for me to articulate my thoughts on this fact, but ultimately Zora summarized my feelings best, “the white people had held my people in slavery in America (in my case, Haiti). They had bought us, it is true and exploited us. But the inescapable fact that struck in my craw, was: my people had sold me and the white people had bought me.” As I’ve stated I have many thoughts and ones I hope to share with the women of @brunchnbooks in 2019 as we get together to read, brunch, travel, support and inspire each other. Our first event will be featuring Becoming by @michelleobama. We are looking forward to a wonderful 2019. If you’re in South Florida and looking to get together with a group of women who build up and support one another, shoot me a message via DMs. This is not your mother’s book club. We read, we brunch, we travel, and we uplift. Safe space, no judgment. This is family of sisters. Cheers to 2019 and hoping you break chains, become, and persevere. Above all else hope your light shines as bright as ever! #barracoonthestoryofthelastblackcargo #zoranealehurston #bookclub #brunchnbooks #girlswhoread #picoftheday #endof2018 #nye2019 #happy2019 #weread #webrunch #wetravel #instabooks #instaread #bookreview #thestoryofthelastblackcargo #travelthroughbooks #topnine #lifestyle_miami #miami #womenwhoread

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  • Came to DC to get on the 1s and 2s #washingtondc #swirlcity #girlgonesolo #loungeofthree #takingover #backatit #blackgirlsrock #blackgirlmagic #dj #picoftheday #haitiangirls #instamusic #instadj #idoitall #jackofalltrades
  • Someone tell me why I am leaving warm and sunny Florida for cold ass DC? • Getting on a plane for the first time in over 8 months since getting back to the states from the South Africa accident. A little nervous; back on the solo grind, but I gotta do this for my sanity. This is just a long weekend trip to DC to get my feet wet and then boom “don’t call it a comeback” 2 weeks in Southeast Asia. I’ll never stop saying this: Do not travel without travel insurance. See ya laterz! #girlgonesolo #backatit #wingview #windowseat #comeback #imcoldalready #shesback #traveldiary #travelinsurance #visitwashingtondc
  • First book of the year completed. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi is a must. Do not pass go, do not collect $200. Just get it, read it. I love historical fiction novels. This one follows the descendants of Maame, starting with her two daughters, Effia and Esi. Separated by circumstances, one sister marries a slaveholder and the other is enslaved. Gyasi walks us through each chapter as we follow their children and their children’s children and learn of their stories as they all seek their place in the world on their quest to find their home and where they belong. So beautiful, yet heartbreaking. Powerful, yet delicate. #homegoing #yaagyasi #booklover #girlgonesolo #ilovebooks #ilovetoread #brunchnbooks #whatareyoureading #readinggoals #travelreading
  • That group chat stay lit! @jmicha2018 @mademoiselle_milla #sisters #haitiangirls #melaninonfleek #blackgirlmagic #winetasting #birthdaycelebration #winesnob #wineconnoisseur #shitgirlsdo #girltime #friendships #squadgoals #miamiadventures
  • Go Heat! Was on the edge of my seat the whole time but still glad to see my boys. #goheat #miamiheat #wadecounty #305 #miami #wizards #letsgoheat #basketball #sports #americanairlines
  • Here’s the really cool thing about my #topnine // while I spent most of #2018 focusing on my ankle and thinking about “my lost” y’all were focusing on my gains and for that I thank y’all for helping me see the brighter side of life. #love #inspiration #whatayear #thankful #gratitude #welcome2019 #yearofbrightness #myseason #collageoftheday #girlgonesolo #mylife #mystory #byebyefear #travel #happymoments #florida #cuba #lasvegas #dubai #southafrica #haiti
  • 2019 is almost here! What are your plans? What are your goals? // I’ll admit that I hated New Year resolutions because they tend to go out of the window as soon as February sashays in. But this year I’m trying something different. After all, can’t expect anything different if you continue to the do the same thing over and over again, right? Plus a little birdie told me that’s the definition of insanity. // 2018 was a hard one for me. Fracturing my ankle, surgery, and recovering from that set me back, not only physically but mentally. It took a toll on me and as much as I tried to remain positive, there were some really dark moments and time for me. But there were also some major goods and I’ll make sure to never forget them. The biggest one is that I have people in my corner who love and support me. My family by choice. I definitely learned that blood is not thicker than water and that the family that YOU create will be one of the most important thing you ever do in life. // What are my goals? To enjoy the journey, to not be so rigid, to make time for people who make time for me, and to love and show love like crazy. In addition, there are the things like read more, exercise consistently, stick to a healthy diet, invest in my first real estate property, write consistently, continue working on my businesses creating multiple streams of income, actively working on my relationships (family, friends, and romantic) and build stuff with my hands. // Oh yeah, I’m super excited. Your turn! What are your goals and plans? // #newyeargoals #newyearplans #newyear2019 #newyearseve #happynewyear2019 #girlgonesolo #cheers #photooftheday #ticktock #countdown #yearofmanifestation #yearofyes #levelup #getit
  • Finished my last book of 2018, Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” by my favorite author of all time, Zora Neale Hurston. Completed in 1931, the book was published this year. I purchased it when it came out, but put it off for a while because I knew it would be a tough read due to the subject matter. I have so many thoughts after reading this book (some of them very similar to thoughts I’ve had after reading the recollections of Africans who were stolen, sold, and enslaved). Very powerful and moving story, shared via Kossola’s, aka Cudjo, dialect; the man who was stolen from his land and sold into slavery. It has always been hard for me to articulate my thoughts on this fact, but ultimately Zora summarized my feelings best, “the white people had held my people in slavery in America (in my case, Haiti). They had bought us, it is true and exploited us. But the inescapable fact that struck in my craw, was: my people had sold me and the white people had bought me.” As I’ve stated I have many thoughts and ones I hope to share with the women of @brunchnbooks in 2019 as we get together to read, brunch, travel, support and inspire each other. Our first event will be featuring Becoming by @michelleobama. We are looking forward to a wonderful 2019. If you’re in South Florida and looking to get together with a group of women who build up and support one another, shoot me a message via DMs. This is not your mother’s book club. We read, we brunch, we travel, and we uplift. Safe space, no judgment. This is family of sisters. Cheers to 2019 and hoping you break chains, become, and persevere. Above all else hope your light shines as bright as ever! #barracoonthestoryofthelastblackcargo #zoranealehurston #bookclub #brunchnbooks #girlswhoread #picoftheday #endof2018 #nye2019 #happy2019 #weread #webrunch #wetravel #instabooks #instaread #bookreview #thestoryofthelastblackcargo #travelthroughbooks #topnine #lifestyle_miami #miami #womenwhoread
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