Kenya’s capital often gets overlooked for grand safari experiences such as the annual wildebeest migration in the Masai Mara or tropical beach retreats in Mombasa. That’s beginning to change as international buzz about Nairobi’s burgeoning art and music scene grows. A rapidly growing youth population and increased access to social media have enabled artists, actors,…
I usually avoid thinking about my day job when I am working on the blog except for the rare occassion when interests intersect. For International Women’s Day, I wanted to write about the amazing opportunity I had last March to visit Morocco and Sudan on a UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) field visit. Women were at the…
As 2018 gets into full swing, I have to admit that lady luck has been shining down on my blogging projects. I would like to think that it is a result of planning and hard work, but a bit of luck never hurts in having things fall into place. In January, I added travel writing…
The Pakistani High Commission joined forces with fashion-based event planning company Riwayat to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Pakistan’s independence at a regal fashion week held at the sumptuous Lancaster House. Riwayat’s Pakistan Fashion Week London Season 11 took place at the 17th century royal property, which boasts a bird’s eye-view of Buckingham Palace. The grand halls…
Summer is here and I am excited to finally start a Conversations with Changemakers series on Dolce & Masala. I can’t believe it’s been over a year since I started down the blogging path! Although I still need to figure out work/blog/life balance (if that is even a thing), the experience has definitely reinvigorated my passion…
The last few weeks were a whirlwind of work and personal travel opportunities that linked back to African food security in different ways. When a colleague in Rome invited me to a Mexican-themed cultural fundraiser she was performing in, I found it too tempting to pass up despite many looming work deadlines. The Manyinga Project presents Mexican…
February in Italy is synonymous with Milan Fashion Week and the Venice Carnival, where fashion shows and colorful festivals take center stage. In Rome, Apsara Bollywood Dance founder Valentina Manduchi curated a weekend program celebrating Indian dance and culture. Two days of beginner classical dance workshops were accompanied by the Apsara Indian Dance and Fashion Night at the…
The Romanian Embassy in Italy organized an evening of Romanian music in Rome on December 1. The Embassy held the special concert at Rome’s Parco della Musica Auditorium to celebrate the country’s 98th National Day. On December 1, Romanians worldwide commemorate Great Union Day to mark the unification of Transylvania with Romanian in 1918. [easy-image-collage id=6981]…
Valentina Manduchi of Apsara Dance hosted prominent Kathak dancer Anurekha Gosh at the Centro Incontrando for her first performance in Rome on November 19. The multicultural audience was transported back in time for an evening of dance and poetry dedicated to Moghul Emperor Akbar the Great. The Akbar’s Court Indian dance show featured a Sufi poetry reading, films…
“To go back to tradition, is the first step forward” – African proverb Stumbling upon unique cultural events such as the Malta International Runway Show, is one of the highlights of travel — especially when visiting a new destination. I randomly booked a long weekend trip to Malta, a Mediterranean island located off of the…