She has gotten accepted for her graduate studies at The University of Maryland Baltimore. She is finally in town to look for a place to stay in Mt Vernon and has also brought along her folk-singing boyfriend and their super cool tortoise named stella. They are staying with us until they find a place. We took em around town and shared an Ethiopian meal at Dukem (the same restaurant down the street from Azizah in DC that she raves about) We went around fells point and looked for a bar to sit and have a beer at and got to know each other a lil better. They are a blessing to be around and its honestly a breath of fresh air to know people like Jennifer and Aj. Super Chill, into the Arts and have great things to say. Jennifer and I even share the same passion for things needing to change in our world and how living more simply could help with that. I even got to share with her some info on Baltimore's "Slow Food Revolution." that is definitely something that makes me proud of Baltimore. I'd even say they are two people that are living proof, if you follow your heart--it will take you places. Tonight we had the blessing to hear AJ play in our living room over a bottle of authentic Spiced rum from St. Lucia. It was the first time I wanted to taste the alcohol straight no chaser.We all were sipping carefully from our tea cups. AJ says it reminds him of Christmas and as soon as me and lucas put it to our lips we smiled and said "CHRISTMAS!" It was so flavorful and such a treat to have being that I hadnt ever planned on tasting authentic rum unless I visited the islands myself. so this was a REAL treat for us. here are some photos that i took from tonite. definitely a memory that i will keep forever. it was absolutely magical. Jennifer even told their story and how she fell in love with AJ when he was on tour with his first album. I finally mustered up the courage to ask them if they listened to Ani Difranco without sounding cliché but Aj mentioned that he used to share a pad with Tom Sickafoose, Ani's bassist and that Jennifer loves Ani. It was a great night. it is certainly an experience that has made me love my move to Baltimore that much more. oooh! and I soo have a video of the AJ singing but I gotta figure out how to get it off my phone. ** the song was about San Francisco and it was awesome. Cheers to new friends!
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