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 Paule-Maryline Nzekio is an international butterfly as she is originally from Cameroon, was born in Ivory Coast, and grew up in Guinea, Burkina Faso, Mali and New York City. She speaks fluent French and English, even thinks in both languages. She is making Baltimore her home, and is ready to start getting to know what is underneath the surface of the city. Aside from working as a computer systems programmer or blogging, she enjoys exploring Baltimore and blogging about its hidden gems . She has a passion for the arts and creativity, and shares her love and finds on her personal blog, Design Bug. She also enjoys home furnishing, crafting, sketching new furniture concepts, reading as many as three books per week, great conversation, movies, good food, and working out. She gives back to the community as a youth mentor at the YMCA. She has four wonderful siblings who live around the World and a very cute, stubborn eating machine two-year-old nephew who loves to dance and say “No”. |
 
Photo Credit: artscape.org If there is one annual event that everyone in Baltimore knows about it is Artscape. For one weekend Baltimore residents from all neighborhoods let their hair down and get in touch with their creative side. Even if they do not have one, they come down to Mount Royal Avenue to [...] 
Photo Credit: Maryland Film Festival The Maryland Film Festival is around the corner! It is the perfect opportunity to break away from the Hollywood, Block Buster movies, and explore the film options in the narrative, animation, documentary, short films and independent genres. The Maryland film festival features films from several dozen countries, and [...] 
Photo Credit: TedxBaltimore I found out about TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) 2 years ago. The way they described themselves sounded very interesting and appealing. Recently, I checked out the TED conference about the evolution of healthy organic food in the United States on Netflicks. Their conferences are short, usually under 18 minutes, educational, [...] 
In celebration of the National Volunteer Week, Do Something is hosting a volunteers networking event at the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) on April 16, 2012 from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. Photo Credit: Business Volunteers Unlimited National Volunteer Week is an event that is recognized nation-wide, and is dedicated to inspiring individuals [...] 
Photo Caption: Citypaper The 15th annual Cosmic Cocktail hosted by Baltimore City paper took place on March 8th 2012 at the American Visionary Art Museum. It is a major event in Baltimore that many Baltimore residents and businesses look forward to. With more than 35 local restaurants showcasing their food and drinks, it [...] 
The American Craft Council (ACC) is a national, nonprofit educational organization with the objective to promote understanding and appreciation of contemporary American craft through a variety of methods. Those methods include the bimonthly American Craft magazine, various workshops, seminars and conferences, and partnerships with educational institutions. The ACC also organizes the largest indoor craft [...] 
Still looking for the dream gown for your upcoming wedding? Don’t miss the Brides Against Breast Cancer event on March 24th and 25th at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Baltimore. Brides Against Cancer holds more than 32 yearly shows around the countries to provides brides to be with the opportunity to find a wedding [...] 
Photo Credit: Paule Nzekio The Enoch Pratt Free Library’s main hall turned glam and Parisian for one night to host the black and white party of the Pratt Contemporaries on January 28, 2012. The theme of the party was “Evening in Paris”. The Pratt Contemporaries is a group of diverse cosmopolitans who are [...] 
Main Street in historic Ellicott City holds a collection of vintage and whimsical stores along with a variety of restaurants, pubs, cafés and restaurants. A Journey from Junk is among one of those many stores that sell wonderful home décor and fashion items. Photo Credit: Paule Nzekio A Journey from Junk is a [...] 
In the last few years we have been paying more attention to the quality of food that we put in our bodies, which has been driving the food industry to offer healthier choices. You see more options such as gluten-free and vegan not only on restaurants’ menus but also in grocery stores. Some grocery [...] |
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May 25th, 2012 
