Sisterhood in Singapore: Part II

Day 1 There was nothing inherently familiar about Singapore--a tropical island stacked with tall skyscrapers, meticulous order and cleanliness, and very few people who share our shade of chocolate hue.  We struggled to compare it to any other place we had been but once we reached our destination, we felt settled and no longer strange.  …

Sisterhood in Singapore: Part I

Every once in a while, Facebook has some redemptive value to me.  I threaten to abandon the social network every few months, frustrated by how it sucks up my limited free time and leaves me mentally fatigued.  Sometimes I’m overwhelmed, perplexed, and disheartened about what it delivers to my page, while other times I’m informed, …