Firsts: Art Gallery Hopping in Chelsea
Even if you feel you aren’t able to converse eloquently about a piece of art, jumping from art gallery to art gallery in New York is a worthwhile experience — and it doesn’t require creative speech. I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I did it for the first time. Art is open for [...]
Firsts: Eating Dinner Alone
A woman once told me when you are traveling alone, it’s best to sit at the bar for dinner. You’ll get the right balance of ability to talk to someone nearby if you so wish, or the ability to keep to yourself. Unfortunately I can’t really attest to this, because I never heeded the advice. [...]
Rape Culture Explained
As someone who holds a degree in Women’s Studies, I’m often asked questions by people who want to learn more about feminism/feminists. With the recent media circus over the rape convictions of two high school students in the United States, I’ve decided that handing out some definitions of rape culture – the inquiry I most [...]
Woman to Watch: Richelle Shaw, From Bankruptcy to Millionaire
Give us the lowdown: your name, where you’re from and what you do. My name is Richelle Shaw and for many years I was the only African American public utility owner in the nation. I owned a telephone company in Las Vegas, NV. I worked for the company and was promoted 4 times in 5 [...]
The Best Apps for a Go Girl on the Road!
Setting out on my cross-country trip via Greyhound bus I knew the only way I could continue my part-time social media associate position, in addition to writing for Go Girl and other freelance projects, was to have a device that allowed me to stay connected wirelessly no matter where I was or where I went. [...]
I want it all and I want it now!
It’s funny how traveling extensively around the country you live in can reshape the way in which you view your very own home. It’s like rediscovering your roots. I remember when I arrived back into Maine from driving cross country and back and feeling like I was just seeing this state for the first time. [...]
Rely on your destiny
With a new year upon us, I’m not surprised that I have been overcome by a sense of inspiration to become a better me. I’ve been on this soul searching mission all year and I’ve realized that the soul is something you won’t find when you set out to look for it. It is something [...]
Tomorrow is Another Day
Headed out for a late night of Washington D.C. clubbing, you’re well dressed in a short skirt and fancy new shoes. Suddenly appears a young, out of breath woman with a 35 pound Gregory backpack, hat on her head and fanny pack on her… err… fanny. She’s running frantically up the metro stairs, circles a couple blocks [...]
Your Life Voyage
Hi readers, my name is Luz Garcia-Pennock. At Go Girl, I will be your resident coach to questions and discussions on life voyage and labor of love, a.k.a. what you do for a living. Let me share about me so we get acquainted. I wear my heart on my sleeve. I love polka dots, bows, [...]
Voluntourism: sustainable vacationing.
A modern day conundrum: You want to go on holiday, but you feel bad for just lazing around for a week and you are really just harming the environment with your carbon footprint….but you reeeeally want a holiday. What do you do? Become a Volutourist. It’s a surprisingly short time ago that volunteering became so [...]
