Social Sami, or Mr. Tweetup. I host monthly “tweetups” in this fantastic city of ours to bring people together. I love the sense of community achieved by getting so many amazing tweeps under one roof to talk about whatever their heart desires without the restrictions of a 140 characters.
I am also a bit addicted to the latest photography exhibits at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.
Films and I have a long lasting love affair.
A learning sponge with an enthusiasm for advertisement and public relations.
It’s 8AM on day two in Tokyo. I’m sitting in the hotel room and watching what seems to be the Japanese version of The View. I’m surprised though, that the women are not yelling and interrupting each other.
Anyways, it hasn’t even been a full 24 hours and I’m already having such an amazing time. Arrived [...]
I contemplated writing about my trip to Japan. After all, who wants to listen to people ramble on about all sorts of boring personal stuff? Well, I figured it would be nice to document it for anyone who’s interested…like me, for example, years and years from now. So here goes nothing!
This trip actually almost did [...]
Few months ago, one breezy day, I stumbled upon a French pasty store in Chicago. The first thing I saw were these sort of small sandwich cookies with different colors and flavors. I couldn’t help but ask to try one. I still remember, my first ever macaron was a passion fruit one. From that moment [...]
I came to the United States in the summer of 2000. It was an exciting time, with the little English I knew, I managed to say things like “I am going to America!” or “When I go to America I want CD player”. Most of my accent is gone now so when I make a [...]
“Most people are together just so they are not alone. But some people want magic. I think you are one of those people”
Film #10- Broken English
The first time I saw Broken English I left the theater feeling uneasy about Guillaume, a French man who speaks little English and spending few days in NYC. Why? [...]
Last Tuesday I co-hosted a boat tweetup, thanks to @thelocaltourist, it was such a great time, we enjoyed amazing views of Chicago while enjoying the tastiest Mediterranean bites from Dawali and cupcakes from @GoddessGrocer. Guests walked away with a great goody bag too!
Thanks again to our sponsors, who filled those goody bags:
Bon Voyou
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What is #ShakespeareSaturday? I get asked that more times than any other hashtag I use on twitter. I’ve always thought about writing a post to answer the question but a reply tweet seemed to do the trick. However, I think it’s time I write something more detailed than below or my previous post:
#ShakespeareSaturday is something [...]
Last two weeks have been dedicated to using every power I have to spread awareness for social services agencies in my community. I’m sure most of you have heard about it from my facebook, twitter and the CNN iReport. I thought it would be great if all of the links for articles involved would be [...]
At the opening night of Fuerza Bruta I was there. Luckily I knew what I was getting myself into because earlier that day I was at the press conference and got a peek at the show. If you’re not as lucky as I am then I suggest you keep reading.
First, I’d like to recommend that [...]
A group of very different men were sitting in a bar during a cold Chicago night. We ranged from 25-38 in age, all worked in different industries and did not agree on which was the best sushi joint in town. One thing lead to another and we started discussing brands’ personalities. I informed the group [...]
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