#IslandLife: exploring the Puerto Rican perimeter

#IslandLife: exploring the Puerto Rican perimeter

After an unfortunate apartment incident, I accidentally threw away my passport in the middle of a NYC move-out. For anyone who has lived in New York, they would know the process itself is already stressful enough, so add on losing a valued $100-something necessity doesn’t 

Long Island’s best kept secret: frolicking the fields of purple at Lavender by the Bay

Long Island’s best kept secret: frolicking the fields of purple at Lavender by the Bay

Last year a native New Yorker told me about Long Island’s best kept secret in East Marion—Lavender by the Bay—but I was unable to go during the peak season. I knew I had to make the trip this summer, so I decided to trek eastward to 

New York Botanical Garden’s Frida Kahlo exhibit <i>Art Garden Life</i> brings her Mexico City world at the Casa Azul to life illuminating all the senses

New York Botanical Garden’s Frida Kahlo exhibit Art Garden Life brings her Mexico City world at the Casa Azul to life illuminating all the senses

It has been on my list for a while now, and I finally made my way up to the Bronx for New York Botanical Garden’s Frida Kahlo exhibit. Which: uhhh, might be my favorite thing about New York City spring ever—as you transport through this 

The cherries are coming

The cherries are coming

It’s the most won-der-ful time of the year…OK, not like that. But the cherry blossoms are coming (so I guess “My “Cherie Amour” would have been more appropriate). Either way, you will be pleased to know that these wonderful trees are going to begin bustling over 

<i>Bears</i> Disneynature’s doc that’s narration makes for an hour and a half of laughs

Bears Disneynature’s doc that’s narration makes for an hour and a half of laughs

“The salmon are coming!” BEARS, the fifth venture from Disneynature (you might have seen Monkey Kingdom, Oceans, or African Cats), was not playing at very many theaters in town to my surprise, because the trailer just looked so darn cute I couldn’t understand why this 

The billionaire who invented Napster ruined Californian Redwoods without consent for his super excessive Big Sur wedding

The billionaire who invented Napster ruined Californian Redwoods without consent for his super excessive Big Sur wedding

I know money’s fun and all, but no need to go around ruining some of the most lovely natural preserves we have left in this country. I mean, c’mon! Things are already rough as it is out there. Now we have Sean Parker, the same 

Milky Way serves as compass for dung beetles and many species throughout Animal Kingdom

At night while you’re looking up at the sky and contemplating your purpose here on planet Earth, let alone, in the entire universe, there are other little guys out there, too, gazing upon the Milky Way for some insight. Or perhaps in this particular case, for 

All of our favorite foods and beverages could become obsolete if we don’t get our shit together

All of our favorite foods and beverages could become obsolete if we don’t get our shit together

I’m not sure what’s worse: never being able to eat bacon again, or global warming (probably the latter on a retrospective level, but you know, bacon’s reallly good.) But after reading a devastating statistic released by the U.K.’s National Pig Association about how global warming is effecting 

3D artist Kurt Wenner’s “Grand Canyon Illusion” on display at the National Geographic Center in Tusayan

3D artist Kurt Wenner’s “Grand Canyon Illusion” on display at the National Geographic Center in Tusayan

Kurt Wenner’s 3D pavement works have been popularized all around Europe and scattered by mimicking artists all around the United States. And for a former NASA employee who was looking for something more for his artistic inspiration, Wenner set off to Europe; his educational journey 

The bony landscape and dust from the moon is detrimental to human health

The bony landscape and dust from the moon is detrimental to human health

Humans are always coming up with new ideas of where to build our next colony: Mars, the moon (as if we hadn’t already done enough damage here on Earth with our gas guzzlers and massive structures). But according to recent studies by Apollo astronauts, not