As The Wind Blows

I had the opportunity to attend a great cultural event called the "Ray of Hope 2015" at Trinity United Methodist Church in Huntsville this past weekend. The event was a chance for locals to learn more about the country of Philippine, sample International Food, try Bhangra & Bollywood dancing and experience the beauty artistry of Henna Design.  This free to the public event was presented by AshaKiran an organization the provides confidential culturally sensitive services to persons of diaspora communities that face crisis situations.  My mother and daughter joined me and we had a great time.  My daughter and I both received beautiful Henna designs by   Maitri's Creations (a Henna/Mehndi artist), let loose by trying to dance and my daughter looked beautiful as she learned to wear a sari.... Check out some pics and vids from the event.... Enjoy! Check out Miss Tia & I giving Bollywood & Bhangra dancing a try on Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/AsTheW...

On Saturday, March 28, 2015, I had the pleasure of attending Visions Beauty Distributors ’s 4 th Annual Natural Hair & Health Expo in Birmingham, AL at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex. This was the first time I was able to attend a natural hair event of this size so I was very excited to attend the event. The first thing I noticed was the sea of beautiful women attendees rocking their fros, locs, twist-outs, braids, and many other natural hairstyles. One of the highlights of the event for me is when random women were pulled from the audience and asked to share why they went natural. For their participation, they received full-size products from Design Essentials . (I wanted to kick myself for not volunteering!) The Expo had so many vendors-from hair products to fashion accessories to health insurance . My husband called me while I was there and asked me to use some restraint in purchasing so I had to check myself. I was happy to see so many small businesses represent...