Ping! Ding! Ping! There goes your phone again. Someone liked your Instagram picture, favorited your latest tweet, and left a comment on your TikTok. It’s estimated that over two billion people in over 195 countries use social media to connect with old friends and make new ones. With this magnitude…

Sing it with me, “I’ll be there for you!” Remember Friends. Or the legendary T.V. sitcom, Living Single? Wouldn’t it be great if all our friendships could come together with such ease? Good sense says that staying in one place helps to keep friendships alive. After all, time and proximity…

It would be best if you didn’t travel alone. As a woman, you’ve definitely heard this line. As a black woman, I’ve heard, “You, in particular, shouldn’t travel alone.” For a long time, I believed these voices. And I had every reason to. It’s challenging to get specific stats on…

Hey Friend, Would You Like To Build Deeper Friendships & Community Without It Feeling Like A Struggle? WHAT ARE THE GROWING PAINS OF BECOMING YOURSELF? I immigrated to the United States from a tiny island when I was 19. …

Moving to San Francisco was never my dream. I found myself here two weeks after college graduation with two suitcases and youthful enthusiasm. Following a spring break visit to Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, I fell in love with the possibility of adulting near a beach warm enough to swim…

I was always the weird kid. School. Dance class. Piano Lessons. Family Reunions. There is a gene, I imagine…that some babies receive in the womb. A gene that makes friendships easy. I am not one of those babies. In some ways, my lack of friendships was outside of my control…

How do you grow up without trauma as a little black girl in this world? Heads up: you can’t. I imagine that when a black girl is born, her black mother says a prayer and makes a silent resolve. ‘God, please give me the strength I need to protect this…

Being by myself is hard. I grew up in Trinidad, and the #1 goal on my list was to get out. The island felt too small for my dreams. I set my sights to big cities: London, New York, or San Francisco. …

To all the boys who smirk and say, “You aren’t really adventurous, are you.” More as a statement than a question. Because you don’t know how to ski or because your family couldn’t afford his familiar summer Euro-vacations. Tell that boy that you immigrated at 19 to a country that…