Southeast Asia: Maldives
MALDIVES = PARADISE Hi friends! I hope yous are doing well and keeping safe in these unprecedented times. I wrote this post a few months ago but with everything going on, I couldn't [...]
Southeast Asia: Thailand
Southeast Asia: Thailand If you missed the other posts in this Southeast Asia series, catch up on Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Continuing with the Southeast Asia recap, the next stop on our list was Thailand! I will do my best to recall everything that happened on the trip but it is has been [...]
Southeast Asia: Malaysia
Southeast Asia: Malaysia After Bali, Indonesia was Kuala Lumpur (KL) in Malaysia! This blog spot about KL will be extremely short because we did not cover much as we were there for only a day and a half. And also, to be honest, I chose KL for two main reasons: 1) To see [...]
Southeast Asia: Indonesia
Southeast Asia: Indonesia Hi Fam, Continuing with the Southeast Asia series, this blog post is about Bali, Indonesia: Seminyak & Ubud specifically. As always, I will do my best to provide a breakdown of costs incurred in each country but for some parts, I might stick to high level information such as airfare [...]
Singapore: Crazy Rich African
Singapore: Crazy Rich African I might be crazy, definitely an African, but nowhere near rich - yet! So, I am doing what they say you should do; write it out and manifest it blah blah blah. In a few years, I will be able to fully step into my #RichAuntieSammie role. Until then, [...]
Pura Vida: Costa Rica
PURA VIDA: Costa Rica This post is LONG overdue as I took this trip in June of 2018 but I just realized it was still in my drafts in WordPress so I am publishing it now, sorry friends! […]
Harvard Business School: Peek Weekend
Last summer, I was serving as a Technology Consulting Intern at PwC out of their Dallas office. During that same time, I was meant to participate in Harvard Business School's Summer Venture in Management Program but I decided not to because I felt my internship was way too short and there was no way [...]
Viva Mexico!
This post is long overdue but finally putting together a quick one to update you all about my recent trip to Cancun, Mexico! Originally, I was meant to travel alone for a “self-exploration” trip but even at my age and size, Popsie does not believe I should travel alone, unless it’s a company or [...]
Barriga llena, corazón contento. (Full stomach, happy heart.)
For my last spring break as an undergraduate student at Drexel, my girlfriends and I decided to plan a trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Initially, we were a group of six, however, only three of us ended up going on the trip. It was such a bummer because it was meant to be [...]
Living in N’AWLINS (New Orleans)
Happy New Year, Fam! I took a break from my blog to focus on Samuella's Kitchen for a bit but I am back! I recently turned 23 (life is just moving too fast!) and I decided to take a trip to New Orleans with a good friend of mine. We were deciding between Mexico [...]
Summer 2017: Consulting 101
This post is long overdue but I could not pass up the opportunity to share the latter half of my summer 2017 with you all. Summer 2017 was definitely a rollercoaster ride for me and it taught me valuable lessons that I probably would not have had if I did not take the internship [...]
Shortbread Cookies
INGREDIENTS: 2 Cups of All-Purpose Flour ¼ Teaspoon of Table Salt 1 Cup or 2 Sticks of Unsalted Butter, Room Temperature ½ Cup of Powdered or Confectioners’ Sugar 1 Teaspoon of Pure Vanilla Extract (I suggest McCormick) 6 Ounces of Semisweet Chocolate Morsels 1 Teaspoon Nutmeg 1 Tablespoon of Vegetable Oil PROCEDURE: COOKIES: [...]
Kess Kravings
Chef: Chef Kess Price: Free - Because Kess has taken me as her little sister. Yes, be jealous! Location: Dallas, Texas, USA Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Comments: If you missed my review of my dinner date with Chef Kess, you can read all about it here. Signature Purple Chips Light Soup Shooters with Tripe Corn [...]
Mangoase Restaurant
Restaurant: Mangoase Restaurant Price: 25 GHS (Converter) Location: East Legon Opp Del Hospital Across The ST From PH Hotel, East Legon, Accra, Ghana Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Comments: I met up with one of my cousins and she took me to Mangoase based in Accra. The place was huge, very open, and welcoming. I had been craving [...]
Mukasechic
Restaurant: Mukasechic Price: Over 60 GHS (Converter) Location: Inside F1 Washing Bay, Ability, Adgringanor, Accra, Ghana Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ Comments: On this trip to Ghana, I had a list of restaurants I wanted to visit and Mukasechic was one of them. I traveled with two of my friends for about 40 minutes and we honestly struggled to [...]
Burger and Relish
Restaurant: Burger and Relish Price: 72 GHS (Converter) Location: A&C Mall, East Legon, Accra, Ghana Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Comments: Thoroughly enjoyed my meal at Burger and Relish! Instead of eating the fries with ketchup like I normally do, I used part of the B&R Secret Spicy Sauce on the Chicken Wings and it was magnificent. I [...]
PENSA USA 2017
If you are looking for an in-depth analysis of the PENSA Conference, then I would recommend this article for you. My post will be very high-level and will discuss my favorite aspects of the conference and on areas that I believe need improvement. First of all, if you missed the PENSA conference this year, [...]
The Power of Social Media
At this point I believe we can all agree that social media can be a powerful tool if used properly. I came across Kess Kravings' Instagram page a couple of years ago when a friend of mine tagged me in one of her "unconventional" pictures. In this specific picture, she was serving a popular Ghanaian [...]
Lessons Learned from TBCA
Moving to Ghana for ten weeks was a tough decision. Spending holidays in Ghana is always fun but living and working in Ghana long-term is a whole other animal. Being in Ghana for a few weeks has reaffirmed my long-term plans of moving back and settling down at home. As they say, home will always [...]
To New Beginnings
When I made the announcement on various social media platforms that I would be moving to Ghana, a lot of people wished me luck and a few people questioned my decision to move back home. To some people, it did not make sense (and it still does not make sense) that I did an [...]