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KENYA & THE SWAHILI COAST
- 6 years ago
- I had never anticipated a yoga retreat being the impetus to finally come to East Africa, but an opportunity presented itself in the Fall that had several factors that proved impossible to resist. 1st, Darren, a fellow yoga teacher Alison knows from training in London, was launching his first retreat in Watamu in mid-February. 2nd, this was to be a co-production with his partner, Kat, who grew [...]
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INSIDE THE 20TH CENTURY FOX ARCHIVES
- 7 years ago
- As a lifelong movie nerd, I was thrilled to get exclusive access to the 20th Century Fox archives in Los Angeles. Through my strategy work with NYC branding agency Gretel, I was chosen to be the curator of the living installation we're designing for global media giant 21st Century Fox at their corporate headquarters on 48th & 6th. The show should be ready by December. For the time being, I am [...]
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HONEYMOON OVER MOROCCO PT. 1
- 7 years ago
- PROLOGUE Alison & I got married at City Hall NYC in May of 2016, but the honeymoon was deferred until almost a year later. Finally, in the Spring of 2017, it all came together. We took the entire month of May off. Nineteen days in Morocco. Five days back in NY to throw a huge loft party / wedding ceremony with all of our friends. And a week in Vancouver for both of our families to finally m[...]
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HONEYMOON OVER MOROCCO PT. 2
- 7 years ago
- CLICK HERE FOR PART 1 INTO THE SAHARA I really wanted something unforgettable for our delayed honeymoon. A remote patch of dunes at the edge of the Sahara - that require driving to the very end of the last road in sight and just venturing out into the anything-goes desert wasteland - well, that seemed to be just what the Daktari ordered. A sandstorm started to hit just as we left the road[...]
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AIN'T LOVE GRAND?
- 7 years ago
- NYC MAY 20TH 2017 For the one year anniversary of our City Hall wedding, Alison & I had the party to end all parties at the very spacious NYC loft of our homey Ben Cruz. Caracas by way of Brooklyn trio Los Crema Paraiso, with Jorge Glem (filling in for Jose Luis Pardo) opened up the night. DJs Sal Paradise & Lord Samir brought the funk and toor the roof off until the wee hours. Jesse Vend[...]
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CUBA LIBRE
- 8 years ago
- PROLOGUE As part of a larger branding endeavor for National Geographic Expeditions, I had the great fortune of being sent to Cuba by Gretel, to experience the country from the perspective of an adventure tourism consumer. The trip felt less like work and more like the cultural pilgrimage I had been unconsciously preparing for since I first began absorbing Latin rhythms via osmosis in the streets [...]