Melanated Stamps

Not to toot my own horn, but I’m amazing at setting goals. I’ve been setting them for over 20 years now and I now have a pretty high percentage of success in reaching them. In this episode, I’ll be talking about my goals for living and working abroad. I’ll also be talking about how my […]

NEW EPISODE DROP! https://www.podserve.fm/episodes/6116/holidays-abroad-i-miss-butters-note-black-food-plates-and-not-much-else.mp3 Holidays are bizarre the deeper you get into adulting. They become less and less about the “reason for the season” (whatever that may mean to you) and more about all the hard things and the complicatedness of existing on this planet.. And then there’s holidaying while abroad. China is a wild […]

NEW EPISODE DROP! https://www.podserve.fm/episodes/6116/holidays-abroad-i-miss-butters-note-black-food-plates-and-not-much-else.mp3 Holidays are bizarre the deeper you get into adulting. They become less and less about the “reason for the season” (whatever that may mean to you) and more about all the hard things and the complicatedness of existing on this planet.. And then there’s holidaying while abroad. China is a wild […]

New Episode! Today, I got inspired to talk about my childhood as a military kid and how it impacts how I see the world. My father served in the US Army for 29.5 years and his father for 6ish I believe. I have countless cousins and family members—many of whom served as well. I’m torn […]

Montenegro. For those who don’t want to read: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/melanated-stamps/id1450577060 For me, this place is, was, and always will be special. Not special like Colombia, but very spiritually significant. In my sojourn across and through 12 countries in Europe last year, I found this gem. I halfway knew this place existed, but not really. After a […]

In the voice of Kevin Hart, “See what had happened was…” Life just got real China-y.  I had to disappear for a while and recover. Living abroad may seem glorious from a distance, but it just ends up being tons of easy and sometimes bizarre challenges that need solutions. And in my case, the challenges […]

Hey hey! On this episode of Melanated Stamps, I’m talking about how to critically assess safety levels based on news articles. EVERY time I go somewhere, someone has an opinion on if I should travel anywhere. It’s always AFTER I purchase the plane ticket and it’s ALWAYS people who have NEVER left their neighborhood. Well, […]

Episode 2 of Melanated Stamps features Kane Jacob. He is from Brooklyn, New York with roots in the Caribbean. He graduated in 2016 from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia with a degree in Political Science and a double minor in Chinese and International Relations. He’s been to Curaçao, Grenada, Ghana, Morocco, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Mexico, […]

It’s finally here, guys! And what a time to celebrate–on the first day of Black History Month. For the record, we should be celebrating Melanated folks EVERYday and honoring the culture, creative, and epicness of Black and Brown folks ALL the time. Check out the first episode of Melanated Stamps on Stitcher, iTunes, and wherever […]