Mental Health is Valid, And So Are You

As published on Thought Catalog and Z Publishing House's America's Emerging Writers: An Anthology of Nonfiction Trigger warning: this article contains sensitive content involving self harm. I don't think one can truly understand the stark coldness of mental illness until they actually go through ...

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Date Night at Mélisse

I can now add another Michelin-star restaurant to my "have-tried" list! To celebrate my grad school endeavors, H took me to Mélisse, a Michelin 2-Star award winning traditional French restaurant known for its season-driven prix fixe menus by Chef Josiah Citrin. With a constantly changing menu, ...

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Staycation: Opulence at Intercontinental LA

I really should start making my "Staycation Series" a regular thing! The last couple of times, I featured the W Hotel Los Angeles as well as Motif Seattle, but today, I wanted to share with you the opulence of InterContinental Los Angeles - Century City! It was actually a couple of weeks ago that H ...

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November in Los Angeles

Happy Cyber Monday!! Last week, my brain was going crazy trying to sort through all the different sales happening over the weekend, and as someone who unfortunately cannot spend lavishly to her heart's content, I always need to plan accordingly in order to stick within my shopping budgets, and ...

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Downtown Layers

When a usually busy street in downtown LA gets closed off from traffic, you simply can't pass up prancing up and down the empty street and taking some photos! It still doesn't quite feel like fall during the daytime, but a chill does set in once nighttime hits. Because of this, it's becoming ...

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