“I’m here visiting from Nairobi, but I’m not Kenyan. I’m Ethiopian. I’ve been traveling all my life. You learn so much about life by seeing different cultures.”… Read More

“What’s your favorite thing about your sister?”“She makes me laugh!”“What’s your favorite thing about your brother?”“He makes me laugh!”“Sounds like you two have a lot of fun together!”… Read More

“What’s the most interesting thing you’ve learned lately?”“I’ve been learning about millennials and how they interact with the world. Apparently they are much more developed and grounded than people were at their age back in the day. I think it has to do with the mass spread of information from the internet. They may not have the depth of knowledge in one… Read More

Thank you New York for all your love! This has been such an amazing experience  I was sitting in Central park watching the trees smiling at me and I was just overflowing with gratitude. I feel so blessed and I know I’m being guided by something much bigger than myself. I see the same thing behind every pair of eyes I look into…love. I… Read More

“It was nice talking to you Garry and I know you’re gonna have a nice trip.”… Read More

“I’ve been a seeker since I was a little girl. A seeker of truth and knowledge. I’ve always been very intuitive. No one could teach me how to develop that. So in my early 20’s I went and made a lot of money, that’s what I thought I was supposed to do. When I had my kids that brought me back to the… Read More

“We like to take advantage of everything the city has to offer.”… Read More

“I like to teach mantras in my yoga class…my favorite one right now is ‘Set your attention to intention, and your intention to attention’.”… Read More

I was walking by and this guy said, “Spare change? I’m hungry” so I stopped, sat down and gave him $3. He said, “Thank you my nubian brother. I promise I don’t spend all my money on drugs and alcohol.”“I don’t spend all my money on drugs and alcohol either, only some of it.”He smiled and said, “I appreciate it, you’re… Read More

“I’m studying what we’re capable of as human beings. What’s going to happen in the next 10 years is going to blow people’s mind. Life expectancy is going to double and sickness is going to be something that is taught in history books. I want to be part of that so I can help the brilliant minds that are on… Read More

“I’ve been in New York since 2004, I love this city! Since 2006 I’ve been building a blog called the Fashion Bomb Daily. Since there are so few sources for diversity in chic, I decided to create a place to celebrate sassy multi-culturals.”… Read More

I looked at this man and he beckoned me over with his eyes. He shook my hand and said, “Can I borrow $5?”“What’s you name?”“Luigi.”“I’m Garry, how long you been in New York?”“I’m born and raised here, I’m 96.”“I bet you have some wisdom, got any advice for me?”“You married?”“No.”“Get married. You owe me… Read More

I was in Williamsburg last night having a drink with my friend Kim when I saw a woman in a red dress outside. I thought my eyes were playing tricks on my because it looked a lot like Elena from the Govenor’s Ball. That was on Randall’s Island, this was in Brooklyn. And New York has a population of over 8 million people…I… Read More

Working it in Williamsburg… Read More

“We was at Island Tropical. I be the gentleman. Go up to her and buy her a drink. We get to talking…next thing I know we got this.”… Read More

“I emcee burlesque shows and variety shows.”… Read More

“What’s the most interesting thing you’ve learned lately?”“That’s a good question…I don’t know.”“Well what are you passionate about?”“Life.”… Read More

“I used to be a fashion blogger and now I write for Teen Vogue and Refinery 29.”“What’s your dream?”“My end goal is very ambitious, I wanna take over the world in any way I can, I’m a Capricorn, that’s how we do.”… Read More

“I work with Unicef, I like the non-profit field, I love helping people. My dream for my life is to contribute to something bigger than myself. I volunteer a lot. I don’t know exactly what I wanna do, I do know I wanna start a non-profit. There’s enough drudgery in the world that people can think that there’s no good left, but you’ve… Read More

After the chess game I kept walking through the park and I heard “Garry!”. I looked around and Mr. Humans of New York himself was waving at me. It was good to catch up with him. I love his project, it was the inspiration for this one. It’s not just that he’s been walking the streets taking and posting 4-5 pictures a… Read More

I was walking through Washington Square park and this guy said “Play a game of chess?”I said “Sure” and sat down to play with him. It was a good game but he beat me solidly. Then he said, “That’ll be $2.”“Naw, you gotta say that before the game.”“I did, you just forgot.”I reached in my wallet and gave him… Read More

Another beautiful sister from the Govenor’s Ball where we saw OutKast, Phoenix, TV on the Radio, Janelle Monae and more…… Read More

I went to the Govenor’s Ball last night where I met this wonderful creature, Elena. All I know is her name and that she came here from Japan to photograph the festival for Sony Japan.  If anyone knows her work, has her website, please let me know. I can see in her eyes that she knows magic and I want to learn it. Read More

“Sometimes I have trouble sleeping because I’m dreaming about work, and I have very vivid dreams. So before I go to bed, I’ll visualize the next day and how I want it to play out until I fall asleep. That gives me peace. I’ve noticed that even though I stress out sometimes, everything pretty much plays out the way I imagine it.”… Read More