tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50917834387198260102024-03-13T16:46:29.106-04:00Tzena Nicolethe life and timesTzena-Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748849384229508663noreply@blogger.comBlogger338125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091783438719826010.post-53774548462831657682016-06-12T13:40:00.002-04:002020-09-06T09:25:34.192-04:00Israel Day 2 - Jerusalem<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ouqwr0vGn-w/X1TjJMJcItI/AAAAAAAB8Xs/tn063LwdJKUWYCPGxeNgDOyTARycLMDowCPcBGAsYHg/s3264/IMG_8584.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: none;"><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ouqwr0vGn-w/X1TjJMJcItI/AAAAAAAB8Xs/tn063LwdJKUWYCPGxeNgDOyTARycLMDowCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_8584.JPG"/></a></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Decided not to go to Eilat because I'd be stuck there until Saturday night since there's no transportation available from Friday afternoon to Saturday afternoon because of Shabbat and Eilat is a super expensive place. (There, I wanted a luxury hotel and they run about $500+/night!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">So I figure I should go to Jerusalem instead, that way I can also do the West Bank sooner rather than later. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">There's an Abraham hostel in Jerusalem, that is the sister hostel to the one in Tel Aviv. I liked the first so why not try it? Big plus: They have a free shuttle bus between hostels! So off I go. I made a detour and misjudged the time, so I ended up running the half hour walk from the beach to make the shuttle in time. An hour later, around 5pm, we arrived in Jerusalem, me barefoot (my hippie heart loves not wearing shoes). The city was buzzing with people rushing to get last minute errands done before Shabbat when everything in the Jewish neighborhoods (not the Muslim and Christian ones, though) shuts down. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">For 40 Shekels, the hostel offers the experience of Shabbat dinner. So glad I did this! About 20 of us guests "helped" the chef (an amazingly patient man!) cook a giant meal for about 40 people. We learned about the ceremonies, prayers and songs that are part of the Shabbat dinner tradition. And then we feasted.</span></div>
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Afterwards, I walked for two hours searching for the Western Wall unsuccessfully (thanks GPS). But walking alone in dark quiet cool air (the Jewish part of the city is completed abandoned then because everyone is inside observing Shabbat), was kind of wonderful. Somewhere around midnight, I collapsed in bed, sated and happy.<br />
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Tzena-Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748849384229508663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091783438719826010.post-84067270262634192722016-06-01T14:50:00.000-04:002016-06-01T14:50:02.917-04:00Israel Days 1 & 2 - Tel Aviv <br />
Tel Aviv, May 26-27, 2016<br />
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Mixed feelings. It's truly is awe-inspiring what the Israelis have created here, but I can't let go of the sense that the Palestinians were robbed of land for the sins of Europeans. I'll try to suspend those thoughts, though and just take this place in.<br />
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The direct flight from Newark was pretty bad - delays because of mechanical issues plus the flight was 100% packed and I was in one of those dreaded middle seats. But my seat neighbors were nice and we made the best of it. Arriving at Ben Gurion airport, my phone died just as I reached customs, so I had no way of showing the customs agent that I had a return ticket and since I'd still not decided on where I was going (straight to Eilat or stay overnight in Tel Aviv), I couldn't provide an address of residence. Not sure why the Israeli guards, normally known to be fierce, were so accommodating. After just a few minutes, they let me pass. No questions about whether I was planning to visit the West Bank (contrary to what my guide book advised).<br />
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Friends of my brother in law had suggested a place called <a href="https://abrahamhostels.com/tel-aviv/" target="_blank">Abraham Hostel</a> so opted for that and it was awesome. I booked a private room - because I still don't want to be the old lady at the hostel sleeping on a bunkbed in a dorm room....but I didn't want to "waste" money on lux hotel for just the first night. So a private room allowed me a little bit of separation and privacy. The advantage of hostels is the social environment, when you want it. And it worked out perfectly. Met cool people at the bar and had a great time., then went off wandering on my own.<br />
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I skipped all the usual tourist sites as I'm not too into the history of the making of the nation. What I wanted to experience were its people, the food and the beach. Check. Check. And check. Good times.<br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Arriving in Mexico City, my first thought is “I’m an Amazon”. I’m literally a foot taller than everyone around me. It helps that I’m wearing three inch platform sandals, that make my normally 5’ 8” frame suddenly near six feet thereby towering over the crowds at the airport that seem to barely best five feet. So - I stand out. But my comparative freakish length, rather than scaring or repulsing them, is curiously admired. People look me up and down with smiles and friendly glances. This is a happy alternative from other adventures (remember India?….)</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Feeling positive and revved up, despite lack of rest, I pop into a cafe to have breakfast and formulate the day’s itinerary, mainly how to get to ruins and pyramids of Teotihuacan the best way. Teotihuacan is a 2400 year old holy site. It’s a small city really, with scores of buildings, but the most prominent are the two pyramids opposite one another, separated by a long, wide corridor. These are the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon dedicated to the those gods respectively. There’s speculation about the exact meaning of the site, but it is recognized as holy and as a community that thrived for at least a century. …But it’s 6am and it doesn't open until 9am. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Next impressions, is the aroma that wafts into the airport terminal each time the sliding doors open. Chicken. Raw chicken. Super strong smell of raw chicken. Huh?</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Breakfast: Menu completely in Spanish, so I play menus-roulette and hope that what I've picked is palatable. Success! SO damn good. Converted! I will now only ever make my scrambled eggs with Soarito.</span></div>
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Satiated, I hop in a taxi to the ruins. Hurrah - I beat the crowd. Have the ruins nearly to myself at first. I stay for hours enjoying the exercise, the view, the sun, the people, then make my way to the city bus to go back into Mexico City, aka the DF (Districto Federal - kinda like how we call Washington DC just "DC") to the central bus station. Armed soldiers board the bus at one point for what appears to be just a normal check. After wandering lost in the bus station for a bit, a couple of silver-haired gentlemen help me sort out a taxing about a half hour later, I pull up to the St. Regis hotel. First time ever that I'd booked myself into a 5 start hotel. Thought I'd treat myself for the weekend rather than stay at a backpackers hostel, as I usually do.Crusty and dusty from the hours hiking, in sure need of a shower, I alight from the cab into swanksville literally looking a hot mess - but knowing I have a reservation, I stroll in with confidence and take the elevator up to the third floor where Reception greets me with a glass of champagne. A page escorts me to my room on the 6th floor, carrying my "luggage" which is just a small knapsack. For this glamour treatment, I feel like I should be checking in with Louis Vuitton trunks... In the room, he shows me all the amenities and gives me a tutorial on how to use the iPad that operates all the electric things in the room (climate, lighting, phone, etc). Then, on his way out, he tells me my butler will arrive soon. Huh!? This is too much. I don't even know what to do with a butler, so I tell him I'm going to shower and don't wish to be disturbed. (I think I learned that kind of language from Agatha Christie novels.)</div>
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Showered, refreshed, napped and<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> f</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">ed (best meal I had the whole weekend was room service! Grilled octopus in spicy mole... ohmygod! So so so good), I can't resist going up to the 15th floor infinity pool. Hell, that was the main reason I'd booked this place! I've done a lot in my life, but never swum in an infinity poo - so this had to be remedied on the spot. Well...it's not really the kind of infinity pool I'd had in mind, but it does overlook the city and has 2 soothing jacuzzis along side it. So.....there goes my afternoon. </span></div>
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Evening neighborhood exploration helps me fall more in love with this city. It's got everything. Great food, drinks, music, smart chill people...</div>
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Next day, it's big buffet breakfast (one, it turns out, I wasn't actually authorized to have, but by the time we realized that I'd worked my way through the buffet - twice). Then back to the pool for spa time. Then off to Frida Kahlo's house. I've always been drawn to her because of her tragic love story, but there I learn that Diego Rivera really did love her and treat her well, most of the time. He actually revered her and is responsible for preserving the house and making it a museum.</div>
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Suddenly, the heavens open up and a downpour begins the won't stop for hours. Still, I press on and explore Frida's neighborhood, then head up to the Zocalo. The humming center of the city. It's cool, but I'm a little underwhelmed - and thoroughly soaked....so off to have a drink. Or two. Mexico City pub crawl?</div>
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Only a few more hours 'til my return flight, no restaurants open for dinner, so it's back "home" to the St. Regis for a delicious dinner, the football match between America (Mexico City team) and Guadalajara.</div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">A few more observations from this amazing weekend:</span></div>
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<li style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">The citizens of this city are so polite and friendly. I never base this on how a people react to tourists, but how they treat each other. Queuing was done orderly and fairly, no pushing, no cutting, no rudeness. Prices were fair. walking down the street, people were courteous with one another. I remember in South Africa, how walking down the street, Afrikaners would never move out to make room, I was expected to move around them - similarly, on the train from Cape Town to Muisenberg on the day of a bike race, Afrikaners took up multiple seats for their bikes while Black and Coloured passengers had to stand. That was in 2013! Didn’t see any nonsense like that in Mexico City. People were practical and conscientious. </span></li>
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<li style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">So apparently, in Mexican museums, you have to pay extra in order to take photographs. I almost got kicked out of Frida Kahlo’s house for that.</span></li>
<li style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">They have Uber! God bless any place where I can take a cab without having to haggle!!!</span></li>
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I didn't edit the video because I'm exhausted and there won't be time later this week. So rather than promise to post it then never get around to it, I thought I'd post it "raw" ... warts and all... </div>
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The hotel didn't charge me for breakfast! The St. Regis is simply the best. </div>
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The butler service is standard for all guests!</div>
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It rained all day today so I didn't get to see as much street art as I'd planned. </div>
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You can <a href="https://www.boletosfridakahlo.org/" target="_blank">buy tickets to the Frida Kahlo museum</a> online and that saves you from the immense queue outside! </div>
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I managed to squeeze in a little football! Watched the match between America (Mexico City's team) and Guadalajara. The stadium seats more that 100,000 people! </div>
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Yesterday, in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Quenia-Ribeiro-sambasambasamba-270414304598/" target="_blank">Quenia Ribeiro</a>'s samba class at <a href="http://www.alvinailey.org/about/company/ailey-extension/faculty/quenia-ribeiro/quenia-ribeiro" target="_blank">Ailey</a>, while doing a choreography of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador,_Bahia" target="_blank">Bahian</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJiXMdXnmlY" target="_blank">samba</a>, we did a move that made me feel like my vagina was falling out. Literally felt like my entire vagina was going fall on the floor from the amount of shaking on tip-toe I was doing.</div>
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While getting my bi-monthly bikini wax by the Maya, aka the best damn waxer on in the galaxy and the only person with consistent access to my hoo-hoo for more over a decade now, I lay naked on the table feeling like a walrus. Just a big, brown warbly expanse of smooth, shiny blubber. Yes.....I'm still struggling to get my get dress size below my shoe size. (Well, struggle isn't really the word since I don't actually work on it much, instead I just oscillate between lament and defiance. Aging is awful, people! The body just doesn't snap back on its own anymore! Losing weight used to be effortless, now it requires work and I'm having trouble adjusting to that.) Anyway, laying naked there, I had a vision of myself as this walrus and usually that kind of self-hate sends me straight to tears, but this day it didn't and here's why.<br />
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A few minutes before that, a man hit on me. Not in a sleazy way! Actually, maybe....I mean he was my Uber driver. So.... But still! You have no idea how long it's been since someone (one the male side of the species) has complimented me on my looks. Hell, I have no idea...years maybe?! My experience with being fat is that people simply ignore me. In shops, restaurants, bars, I'm literally ignored until ask for service. In social environments, people don't approach me. Being a fat actress drastically reduces the roles available. And don't get me started on the nightmare of dating while fat...<br />
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Feels like I've been sliding into ugly for so long that I've just accepted being undesirable and therefore undeserving. I reassure myself all the time that "ugly girls" need love too, and that they <u>do</u> get loved! So I'll get lucky too. But, reality feels bleaker. That's why...wow... the power of an old-fashioned compliment from a man to a woman face to face felt immense... Years ago, I would've dismissed those types of "compliments" as shallow; now I see how powerful they can be. He changed my outlook that day with just a few positive sentences. Yeah, he was "just" the Uber driver and maybe he flirts with all his passengers. But this fat girl riddled with insecurities who rarely gets that kind of attention from a guy, floated on air for a good couple of days thanks to those sweet words. I, walrus-looking or not, was still beautiful, vivacious and desirable.<br />
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If you're reading this, please go compliment a woman in your life RIGHT NOW. Tell her you think she's the most beautiful thing in the world. Tell her she takes your breath away. Tell her that her smile lights you up. <b><span style="color: red;"><u>Say</u> <u>something</u> <u>wonderful</u></span></b>. It makes all the difference.Tzena-Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748849384229508663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091783438719826010.post-22357737710116405942016-05-11T21:39:00.001-04:002016-05-14T07:10:25.338-04:00After the show....This show was so much fun. So sad when it ended. We had 10 shows which is a lot on this circuit, but it's never enough. It takes months to really understand a character and get to the point where you get so comfortable in a role that you become free to play. I envy Broadway actors for that. Having long runs is such a blessing. Anyway, though, a few backstage and performance pics finally popped up.<br />
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On that note, I need to get something off my chest. I loved working on this show and with this cast and this company. But.......I think it was a huge mistake that they didn't advertise our show at all, list it on their website, mention our names, post more photos to develop interest, get us press interviews........basically everything one does to promote a show. ai was so disappointed and frustrated about this. As actors, we're expected give it all. Why can't I expect the same from the production? And when we're getting paid peanuts, the least you can do for us is make sure that we get good exposure.<br />
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Last night's <a href="http://www.almostmaine.com/" target="_blank">show </a>was .... ok... ah, hell, actually it was a calamity of errors... (I forgot so many lines, we had a tiny audience, one of my castmate's cars broke down so he only arrive 10 minutes before the show was to start...it was just weird energy all around...) But there was a beautiful, SURPRISE silver lining! I was so upset at my mistakes during the show that I didn't even want to come out and take a bow at the end of the show, but I had to - and when I did, I heard cheers. For me???? No way! Not tonight! Then.....I saw these two amazing friends of mine in the audience! They had come all the way from Manhattan to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westfield,_New_Jersey" target="_blank">Westfield, NJ</a> over an hour away! Just to support me. AMAZING. I was stunned. This show only plays in New Jersey and while all the venues are very accessible by public transit, it's JERSEY so I didn't actually expect anyone I know to actually come, at all. Manhattanites will barely go to Brooklyn, let alone "easy-Jersey" like Jersey City or Hoboken. So to come deep into Jersey like this is unthinkable. But THEY did. <u>And </u>they managed to keep it a secret from me (another major feat!). I'm so impressed and my heart was so warmed. Friends like these remind you that you are truly loved. </div>
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Tzena-Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748849384229508663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091783438719826010.post-28125656718423252972016-04-08T06:55:00.001-04:002016-04-08T06:55:08.147-04:00After the show is the ... <br />
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BTW, the show, Almost Maine, is going well. We've had large and enthusiastic audiences so far which is great for a show that didn't get promoted (it doesn't even appear on the <a href="http://www.hudsonshakespeare.com/" target="_blank">theater company's website....</a>). A couple of local newspapers mentioned us and that's about it, but that was enough to get people to these libraries to see us and I love that. The thing is though, after a performance, I'm so amped up. So full of energy. I want to go dance, party, talk, celebrate...I don't know! I'm just extra lively after a show. One of my cast members works out at 24 Hour Fitness after the show. ....good idea, except my gym isn't open that late... So I come home, turn on some music and chill alone with a glass of wine while I wait for my energy to diminish so that I can go to sleep. Last night, Pink, my cat, seemed to be in the same mood.Tzena-Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748849384229508663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091783438719826010.post-47294248170191392112016-04-05T18:24:00.000-04:002016-04-05T18:24:09.553-04:00That Kanye Kinda Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Tzena-Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748849384229508663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091783438719826010.post-84581990582936726402016-04-01T14:22:00.000-04:002016-04-01T14:22:22.281-04:00Gig Alert: Almost Maine<div>
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A tomboy, a drama queen, a bachelorette bride and a sexpot... These are all the characters I play in <a href="http://www.almostmaine.com/" target="_blank">Almost Maine</a>, new play opening <a href="http://www.nj.com/suburbannews/index.ssf/2016/02/hudson_shakespeare_company_bri.html" target="_blank">TONIGHT</a>! Produced by Jersey City based, <a href="http://www.hudsonshakespeare.com/" target="_blank">Hudson Shakespeare Company</a>. This run is a little unconventional because it's a library tour. Haven't been in a library in ages, so I'm not even sure who our audience will be....but it's good to be back "on stage". And this is a great piece to play in. It's a series of vignettes on couples falling in or out of love...We are a cast of 4 (two ladies, two men) and we each play 4 different characters in the various couples. Sweet, funny, sad, all the stuff you feel when it comes to falling in love... ;-)</div>
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Tzena-Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748849384229508663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091783438719826010.post-81326273794775530212016-03-13T23:35:00.001-04:002016-03-13T23:35:25.047-04:00I promise I will post about the Vienna Opera Ball soon!I finally started writing it but it's very long. And I'm exhausted... So I need another day or 2 to edit it and vet all the pics. But I promise it will be a full and lively recap of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkZxqgbO-rc" target="_blank">that splendid night</a>. Thanks for your patience!<br />
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It wasn't until moving to the US that I began to feel a different experience. There have been no major incidences, but year after year, I find myself more entrenched in the victimization of Blackness. Example: I never had an opinion on interracial relationships before, yet now I somehow am conditioned to resent the sight of a Black man with a White woman - even though I myself have dated interracially my whole life. And I havee even heard myself say, "Well, it's not that I choose White guys, it's that Black guys don't choose me." Completely false. ...Then there's colorism. I laughed confusedly at the animosity between the Wanna-bes and he Jiggaboos in <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/spike-lee-9377207" target="_blank">Spike Lee</a>'s <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096054/" target="_blank">School Daze</a> way back in the day, but now suddenly, I'm 100% #TeamDarkSkin whenever debates with #TeaLightSkin come up. (WTF?!) America does that to you. We are far too race conscious in this country. I could go on and one with examples...</div>
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All that being said, let me make this clear: I live in a very open society and I'm so grateful for that. But every now and then, weird/funny/irritating/uncomfortable/ridiculous little racial moments happen. And today one did. I work at a very conservative financial institution. During a phone call, a business partner mentioned that he hadn't met me. I said, that I thought we had and he assured me he hadn't saying, "No, when I came to your office I met a Black woman". I had to hold back my own laughter as I replied, "Yes, that was me." (I'm the only one!) My voice clearly didn't match his idea of the sound of Blackness or the image in his memory. He wasn't being racist, nor did I take offense. Should I have?... And was it some strange back-handed compliment? (Is that in and of itself racist?) And what does Black <u>sound</u> like? And am I "<a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/04/13/177126294/five-reasons-why-people-code-switch" target="_blank">code-switching</a>"?</div>
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Tzena-Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748849384229508663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091783438719826010.post-62054008346721481902016-02-07T23:12:00.000-05:002016-02-07T23:15:49.333-05:00Skiing in Morzine, FranceRight after Christmas, I got a hankering to ski. It had been about 15 years since I'd been on the slopes, but suddenly, I needed it. Problem: no one I know was interested. So somehow on Google I found <a href="http://www.pistepals.com/" target="_blank">PistePals</a>, a travel group for solos.....and they made my dream come true! One week in the French Alps (in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morzine" target="_blank">Morzine</a> located in the Haute Savoie about 90mins from Geneva, Switzerland), staying in a catered, luxury chalet for less than it would cost me in Jackson Hole, Park City, upstate New York, Banff....anywhere closer really. So I booked it and Jan 17-24 had the best ski week since my 8th grade ski trip!<br />
20 of us shared an 11 bedroom chalet outfitted with an outdoor jacuzzi (sipping wine in that hot tub while it snows around you = so sexy), a sauna, an award winning chef, Sharif Gergis (who competed on MasterChef!), in-house ski rental and maintenance, full service bar, fireplace.... It was heaven! <a href="http://www.pistepals.com/" target="_blank">PistePals</a> caters to solo *not singles* travel, so the vibe in the house was convivial, very social, but not douchey. Since it had been so long, I wasn't sure I could still ski, so I took ski classes with <a href="http://www.esf-morzine.com/" target="_blank">ESF</a> in the mornings, then skied for hours on my own or with chalet-mates in the afternoons and that really upped my level. (It's actually like riding a bike, you never un-learn it.) I'm still just blue slope girl, not ready for reds yet, but I'm hella proud that I held my own.<br />
Most of my chalet-mates were British. Actually, most of the town is British (hmmmm, how do the French feel about their little town being so dominated by the English?...), but it was still nice to get away away (adventures aren't quite as exotic when everyone has your accent, are they?).<br />
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2. Right after booking the vacation, I watched the movie "<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06v2v52" target="_blank">And Then There Were None</a>" which is about a group of strangers who arrive on an island to stay in a mansion for a weekend, then are killed off one by one... Ha! Thankfully, it wasn't a bad omen. ;-)<br />
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<br />Tzena-Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748849384229508663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091783438719826010.post-34437092415094347272016-02-07T22:01:00.000-05:002016-02-07T22:01:15.249-05:00Last Year: December 2015December.<br />
Why did it take me so long to go see <a href="http://fuerzabrutanyc.com/" target="_blank">Fuerza Bruta</a>??? That show is a crazy beautiful experience!<br />
And other moments up to New Year's Eve....<br />
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<br />Tzena-Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748849384229508663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091783438719826010.post-79519683182385597602016-02-07T21:44:00.001-05:002016-02-07T21:44:09.438-05:00Last Year: November 2015<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal;">
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But the best part was an epic first date. As a lark, I suggested we meet in full black tie attire for casual brunch. He took me seriously, and when I realized he was going for it, I went for it, too! Seemed like a fun challenge and it would definitely turn a nerve wracking first date into an adventure. I figured, looking ridiculously overdressed would bond us even if we weren't compatible. Inspiration was this Quantum of Solace poster.... And....... it worked! He showed up in a full tuxedo and blew me away. I’d squeezed into a slinky floor length gold number. He was sitting with him back to the entrance when I walked in, but he was facing a mirror. I saw him immediately, our eyes locked in the mirror and we both smiled. Co-conspirators in our private rebel adventure. That's how it began.<br />
Anyway...the rest of the month was cool, too....<br />
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October 2015.</div>
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I went to the <a href="https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/races/2015/United_States.html" target="_blank">US Grand Prix</a>. Going in Monaco got me hooked on seeing <a href="https://www.formula1.com/" target="_blank">Formula One</a> live. This time I booked a seat right on the starting line, front row, grand stand directly across from the pits. Incredible! I saw the crazy fast pit work, saw the starting line up, saw them shoot out, felt the rain off their tires, saw Lewis Hamilton win the championship right there. Beyond thrilling!!! (p.s. Nico Rosberg got so salty during Lewis Hamilton's victory celebrations that I kinda lost respect for him. No one likes a sore loser.) Also, I got to experience a bit of Austin, TX. Cool town. It rained that weekend so I couldn’t see much, but the place I stayed at was a lot of fun. <a href="http://www.firehousehostel.com/" target="_blank">The Firehouse</a> is a hostel with a <a href="http://www.firehousehostel.com/lounge/about-the-lounge.htm" target="_blank">secret speakeasy bar behind a library wall</a>. I love stuff like that. And like in Nice (for Monaco Grand Prix) pretty much everyone staying there had come to town for the race, so once again I made new friends from all around the world. Formula One gets a great international crowd.</div>
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Then came Halloween and another costume party…. This time the theme was Venetian Carnival.<br />
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Tzena-Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748849384229508663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091783438719826010.post-50923483821057109752016-02-04T10:21:00.000-05:002016-02-06T01:13:56.342-05:00Last Year: September 2015September.<br />
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Weimar Berlin and Sailing Sardinia.<br />
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The third part of the trilogy of costume parties hosted by <a href="http://www.dancesofvice.com/" target="_blank">Dances of Vice</a> themed "Sin Cities of the 1920s" was Weimar Berlin. My inspiration was a little bit from Cabaret and a lot from old photos of the wild, decadent, provocative Berlin entertainment scene of that era. One thing people don't really know is that before Paris became famous for jazz, all those jazz musicians - many Black Americans - were in Berlin. Berlin was the jazz spot. It was only after they started to catch a whiff of the new nastiness (Nazism) that they migrated to Paris. So this theme was exciting to me... Weimar Berlin pushed the envelope on "decency"....so I did, too.<br />
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Hitchhiking via <a href="https://www.blablacar.fr/" target="_blank">BlaBlaCar</a> toe the Cannes film festival in France back in May, I discovered <a href="http://iconosquare.com/tag/blablasail" target="_blank">BlaBlaSail</a> aka <a href="https://www.sailsquare.com/" target="_blank">SailSquare</a>. Life changing. I call it Uber for Yachts, but that's not really it. It's part of the sharing economy. Probably impossible in the USA because of liability fears, insurance, yadda yadda yadda.... But it's thriving in countries like France and Italy and Germany. Bless them! So here's how it works. A licensed skipper with a boat posts where he/she plans to sail and how many extra people his boat can accommodate. He/She sets a price for that (nobody gets rich off this), people looking for a sailing vacation pick from those posts and once matches are made, you set sail together. And what follows is a communal yet exclusive sailing experience. What's in it for the skippers? It subsidizes the cost of their expensive hobby. The advantage for passengers like me is obvious, as it happens I don't have many friends with yachts I can sail on for free and chartering a boat is way out of the budget. And for all, you meet new people in a fun way. It's a win win for everyone. I chose Sardinia because I'd heard the beaches and coastline were stunning. And.......ohmygod! It wowed me! The Costa Smeralda literally took my breath away every day. Water so clear that we could see the anchor settle in 5 meters below. Skinny dipping at midnight under the stars with plankton lighting up around you under water. Dolphins swimming by! Snoozing in the sun on deck in a hammock. And the food..... Freshly prepared gourmet Italian meals 3-4x a day plus the wine...... Doing all that in the Caribbean for one week would have cost $3000-4000. Sailing Sardinia and Corsica for one week cost me 600 EURO, plus $600 for the round trip flight. Already planning my next sail......<br />
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<b>August.</b><br />
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A friend suggested we go to adult summer camp for 4th of July weekend.... It was BRILLIANT. I never went to camp like that as a kid, so I don't know the real thing, but this seemed to come damn close. Had a great time.<br />
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As a kid, I'd read about the midnight sun. It was always in the back of my mind to see it myself one day. On a whim, back in June, I looked up cheap flights to Iceland and went to Reykjavik for the weekend. (Actually, now that I think about it, it wasn't just a whim, for a week Iceland Air wrapped advertising around the trains I take every morning, that probably jumpstarted my travel plans....I'm so weak and impressionable!) So booked the tickets and a place in a downtown hostel on a Wednesday and flew out that Friday. Best decision ever! I had a blast. Midnight sun did not disappoint. It's spectacular. Everything stays open 'til 2am because it never gets dark. I don't think I slept much that weekend because I was out the entire time.<br />
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Highlights: the blue lagoon, the food (a foodie's paradise!), the people (friendly, outgoing, engaging, active), the men (seemed like they were all tall, slim and blue eyed .... honestly, it was like a phenomenon, I had never seen that many people with blue eyes concentrated in one area - hell, even their horses have blue eyes! I joked to one guy that with so many blond/blue eyed Icelanders, Hitler should have been trying to build his master aryan race there, rather then in Germany and the guy said Hitler had actually considered it, but decided the Icelanders weren't fair enough...Hmmm.)..... Anyway, I couldn't do everything in a weekend, so I'll be back for camping, trekking, ATV safari, and later in the year the Northern Lights. Iceland is beautiful!<br />
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<br />Tzena-Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748849384229508663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091783438719826010.post-46082862031112297322016-01-10T22:23:00.001-05:002016-01-10T22:23:13.629-05:00Last Year: June 2015<b>June.</b><br />
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I can't remember exactly....<br />
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<b>May. </b><br />
A new look and a weekend in the south of France.<br />
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I've been wearing my hair in box braids for so long that I got bored. Time for a new look. I've done long and I've done short (my pixie back in 2010 was the bomb), but I hadn't don't the middle - so it had to be a bob. And I figured th best place to go would be the best damn weave stylist I'd ever had, Amoy Pitters. I went, it cost me a fortune, but it look so amazing (in the beginning). Unfortunately, the look didn't work for me after the first week or two. It had been a long time since I'd worn a weave so maybe that was it... Whatever. I couldn't keep it looking as hot as all the models and celebrities she does. But it was a fun change and a good impetus to switch up my look more regularly.<br />
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Later that month, I went to Cannes and Monaco for the <a href="http://www.festival-cannes.com/en.html" target="_blank">film festival</a> and the <a href="https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/races/2015/Monaco.html" target="_blank">Grand Prix</a>. Was I invited to the festival because of my amazing new short film called French Lesson? Ha! No. But I wanted to be there while the magic was happening. And having grown up watching Schumacher racing (and now being a huge Hamilton fan), I wanted to be in the ultimate place to watch Formula One live.<br />
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So I flew to Paris, then hitchhiked (via <a href="https://www.blablacar.fr/" target="_blank">Covoiturage aka BlaBlaCar</a>) south to Nice (10hr ride) where I stayed at <a href="https://www.villahostels.com/" target="_blank">a hostel downtown</a>. The place was perfect because everyone there was there for the same reason as me. So we all shared tips and notes.... I spent Saturday in Cannes where I had an enchanted day. Sunday in Monaco where I had an even better day! And Monday, after some hiccups, I got the last seat on a morning train to Paris. (Side note: before the immigrant tragedies in places like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampedusa_immigrant_reception_center" target="_blank">Lampedusa</a> and <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33934233" target="_blank">Kos</a> became big news, I saw a bit of the misery of the northern migration in Nice. The small train station was overwhelmed by migrants occupying it in order to obtain passage north - perhaps to Calais to move on the UK? - sleeping in front of the station at night and queuing each morning in the ticket office. I couldn't discern exactly what they were getting or missing there but of the dozens of them there, each time only one or two people got out. They were clearly suffering and waiting. It felt perverse to just shuffle by them, heading to our "glamorous events".) Definitely saw many different shades of our humanity in those few days. What a weekend...<br />
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It was a whirlwind adventure. I didn't sleep much and it was worth every minute.<br />
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