Lumen8
As I walked Georgia towards the park on Meridian Hill, we could hear the sound of the drums, growing louder and louder. We passed a 13-basin cascade fountain at…
Caribbean Citations
Under the DC codes, there are more than 79 reasons you can get a parking ticket and in DC, with an average of 2.9 tickets issued every minute, it is…
Westward Ho!
When I returned home late after studying for my Entrepreneurship and Innovation class finals with my industrious GWU classmates, I was shocked beyond comprehension. I flicked on the news to…
The Pizza Heist
Jason was working in the kitchen in Piola located on the northern border of U St by Florida Ave NW. The restaurant was popular on Sunday for their bottomless brunch…
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
I sat distraught and exhausted in the American Airlines Admirals’ Club, staring dreamily at my laptop screen. I was applying the final touches to my enduring midterm — a take-home test for…
Five Qualities of the Ethiopian Diaspora
In the spring semester of 2012, I enrolled in a six-week course entitled Engaging Diaspora Communities for International Business and Development. It was taught by Dr. Liesl Riddle, the associate…