May-cember Is Real
Qiana Di Bari Qiana Di Bari

May-cember Is Real

It is a Tuesday night in early May and I am standing in my daughter's school auditorium, phone in one hand, program in the other, Resy notifications going off in my pocket while I try to be fully present for the last performance of the year. May-cember is real. Here is how I move through it.

Read More
We Don't Take Trips
Qiana Di Bari Qiana Di Bari

We Don't Take Trips

I stopped asking myself where I want to go a long time ago. Instead I ask who I want to be with. Every departure from Maui, thousands of miles of ocean between us and everyone we love, has to be justified by what is waiting on the other side. This is the most practical travel advice I can offer.

Read More