I want to try another city in Spain & also Amsterdam again for at least a month. I don't think I could live there, but I think another visit will confirm it for me.

One thing about it, you must have a growth mindset to be an expat bc living in a place day-to-day vs. spending 5 days vacation are very different things. You're not going to *any* of these countries and turning them into a mini-USA. YOU will adjust or you'll leave lol

I already live where I want to in the US. Outside the US: -Mexico (I already have legal residency there.) -Portugal -Croatia I would do extended stays in other countries listed in the quotes, but I would not live in them long term. Vacation cities do not a home make, so to speak.

It's haircut time again. Send prayers & snacks (for me, not her 😭)

Ppl think if they change their clothes they'll blend in and be treated like a local. But let me tell you something, locals can sense an American from 4 blocks away lol We have a way about us that ppl just *know*. You not slick! 🤣

I am a strong proponent of travel, but that means also being clear about the fact that anti-Blackness is G L O B A L. *Never* disregard the context of local Black ppl in any country you visit. We say that about the US and it's true in every other country too.

Yeah, I think a lot of us don't realize when we travel, people *know* we're Americans. So even without seeing the passport, "Passport Privilege" kicks in to our benefit and the things that local Black ppl experience don't happen to tourist Black Americans [as much].

Somebody said "I hate to leave the house. But I love to leave the country." There's never been a more accurate description of my personhood. #BlackskyTravel

Fin! 💅🏾👩🏾‍💻

Hope yall have fun! If burgers are your thing, Bunsen is very good. #BlackskyTravel

Love seeing yall #BlackskyTravel photos!

Gangnam Style #Travel #BlackSky #BlackSkyTravel #BlueSkyTravelEnthusiasts #SeoulCountdown #TravelVibes #SouthKoreaBound #TravelCountdown

Pulled up to MOSAIC today and got lost in the crates 🎶🪩. Nothing like flipping through vinyl gems in Seoul. #CrateDigging #VinylCommunity #NowSpinning #RecordStoreDay #VinylJunkies #TravelSky #BlackSkyTravel #MusicLovers #SeoulVibes

I once made a quick trip to Québec on Labor Day. Didn’t realize Canada celebrates it at the same time the US does. I had planned to go to a credit union to get cash and exchange money. They were closed. That was my first lesson to check for holidays before planning a trip. #BlackskyTravel

These pics 😍🔥🔥 #blackskytravel

Comprehensive list of known tech layoffs in 2025 (so far) techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/t...

I. AM. WHEEEEEEZING. 🤣🤣🤣 youtu.be/gO8N3L_aERg?...

Got my Mom to watch The Office episode where Angela throws the cat into the ceiling 😭

With legal challenges to this law pending, we cannot justify building the expensive required infrastructure. For now, we have made the difficult decision to block access in Mississippi. To learn more, read our blog post:

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Soho House is going private 🤔 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...

Only a tiny fraction of my traveling Chucks pics have been converted to canvass but the wall is coming along nicely. #Travelsky #BlackskyTravel

Very important.

ain't it funny?! it's important for us to keep making these connections plain for folks.

Funny how when it comes to AI people are all "adapt or be left behind" but when it comes to remote work the same people insist that things must go back to how they were at all cost.

Mexico is sad that I'm leaving tomorrow so it started crying... (Why is it both countries I visited started crying the night before I go lol) #BlackSkyTravel

🙏🏽 JetBlue for extending my travel credit. Used all but $10.

Ooo this Blacksky email!

A reminder that it isn't you. The job market is really insane right now, regardless of your experience level. www.businessinsider.com/laid-off-acc...

We here! Including service providers like me 💕 www.addierawr.com/black-owned-...

How was it!?

Layoffs based on WARN Including Target, TEKSystems, CVS, JP Morgan Chase, Nordstrom, Goldman Sachs, Accenture, etc. www.newsweek.com/august-layof...

Supposed to take 6 months to finish this certificate, but I'm 1/3 thru in only 3 weeks. It'll likely take longer for the remainder, but I'm willing to bet I'll be done in <= 4 months.

Not me getting 100% on my first lil SQL test 🤭

Did yall know there's a working group to try to understand what yall did to piss off the orcas 😭 Orcas been mad since everybody came back on droves after the pandemic. But that's a problem bc they are smart hunters.

I'm convinced these Samsung updates make the swype keyboard worse every time 😒

Ignore those typos 😭

And hiding it under the guise of "tech layoffs" and now "ai innovation". Like no, it's much now pervasive than that.

We've been coming to this point for *years*. The ramp up: 2021-2022. The roll down the slippery slope: 2023. I don't think really be how completely insane the market is.

I'm watching National Geographic with my dog. Apparently she gets very concerned about the baby shark when the researcher is tagging.

Having a sense of humor + listening to your community >>>>>

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When you see how compassionate orcas are with each other, you almost forget they're highly intelligent predators who take down sharks.

Ikdr 😂 I typically use my AAA discount. I wonder how much better the Fam/Friends rate is.

BREAKING: The EU Commission has released a mandatory template for AI developers to disclose training data. Unlike the Code of Practice, this is not optional. It could have global fallout, as rights holders abroad might use it to sue over copyright. digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/e...

Some places will have to start rationing water - to enable AI slop. "A data center like Meta’s, which was completed last year, typically guzzles around 500,000 gallons of water a day. New data centers [will] require millions of gallons of water a day" Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/t...

Study finds A.I. LLMs advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. When prompted w/ a user profile of same education, experience & job role, differing only by gender, ChatGPT advised the female applicant to request $280K salary; Male applicant=$400K. thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...

So although I wouldnt say Paris is overrated, I will say it has a distinctive feel and bc of that, you will either love it or leave it. I think I also feel that way about London. I'm gonna give it another go too, but they may fall in the NYC & LA category where limited time is best. #BlackskyTravel

I like places that make me feel warm. Paris didn't do that. I liked the robust transit, cafes, and interesting architecture. The romance of the city was lost on me, but that could've been timing. But I didnt immediately love Paris the way I did Lisbon, Porto, or even Amsterdam. #BlackskyTravel

I didn't spend much time in Paris. I need to go back for a week to give a more comprehensive perspective, but I would say it has a specific charm. And if that type of charm isn't high up on your list (which for me, it isn't), then you might feel ppl give it too much.