Don’t believe all the negative stories that have been circulating lately because this has been my best month since January — Autumn is generally the time of year that I shift gears and become more reflective as I start thinking about and preparing for the winter months ahead. Last year during this time, my unemployment checks had stopped and I was getting ready to move to Germany to try and make…

My mind is still processing my unexpected stroll through the red light district in Amsterdam — Since Amsterdam, located in The Netherlands, is only a 4 hour train ride from my new abode in Germany, and my birthday is approaching, I…

I can — and have come to see it is a privilege, especially outside of the United States — I took that photo to send to my boyfriend because he knows my nightly activity of braiding my hair into 1 or 2 plaits before going to bed. The photo speaks volumes in more ways than one. What race do you (or would you if you already know) think that…

All races and relations are welcome to share their stories that I hope help remind us that EVERYbody is part of our HUMAN race — The seeds of this publication all began almost one year ago here on Medium due to the following story: To Grow Up Looking White With A Black Mother In Urban America My white father left before I was born and never returnedmedium.com I have since withdrawn it from its original publication, Illumination, and have added it to Interracial Relations because I want the latter to be a collection and resource to others on…

I used to hate winters and felt they hated me too, but then something happened — September and October tend to be beautiful months in the northeastern part of the United States and in many parts of the northern hemisphere. I have oftentimes missed autumn in Philadelphia when I have lived in other parts of the world like I do now (my current home is in…

Germany has greatly surprised me by being an all-time favorite — I had only visited Germany one time for just 6 days before moving here almost one year ago. From what my German boyfriend told me, and from what I’ve read online, I didn’t have high hopes of finding a wide variety of vegetarian options. From the blogs and vlogs I’d…

The main reasons I decided to move to Europe despite the pandemic — It has been almost a year since I moved to Germany. I am oftentimes asked with extreme curiosity and puzzlement why I decided to move away from the United States indefinitely. There are a multitude of reasons. (Mike Goldberg, here they are) This story features one of the biggest.

An ongoing love affair unlike any other — In the fall of 2019, a friend of mine who lived in northwestern Italy told me that a language school in which she worked desperately needed teachers who were native English speakers. I had visited Italy six times between 2014 and 2019 and had looked into possibility of legally living…

How this sensitive girl became a highly sensitive woman — Ever since she was a little girl, people told her that she was weird and “deep”, even “too deep”. Peers pointed out her strange ways and older people tended to look at her strangely. This girl did not feel that she was any of these things. However, as she grew…