Kenya Allmond (me)

Derek W. (flyddw) from Twitter, Pownce, and MIX revved up a few of my Cherry Blossom photos. It completely looks like a different day and the blossoms look much better than they actually do!

Even though I’ve been in the DC area for more than 10 years, I have never gone down by the Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms. I’ve been to the Cherry Blossom Parade (in 1995) and I’ve also been stuck in traffic for hours on multiple occasions near the Tidal Basin due to the [...]

I tutor and mentor at Shaw Junior High through the Coaching for College Program. The student that I am working with this year seems to always have homework that consists of photocopied worksheets of some sort. As a tutor, I try to be consistent in my teaching so that I am not confusing her or [...]

I went to the candlelight vigil for DeAnthony Henson last night. I did not know DeAnthony; instead, I know one of his sisters from the Coaching for College Program. I learned a lot about DeAnthony, though, in that hour or so. DeAnthony had been in trouble when he was young and had been sent to [...]

One of the many jobs I had while in college was helping my boyfriend (at the time) deliver the Washington Post early every morning. Our route was in the Shaw and Logan Circle neighborhoods between 9th and 13th Street. We started each day at 3 a.m. By 5:30, we would be on 11th Street where [...]