Peace my Uptown peeps! So I’ve decided to do things a little bit different and prepare something special for the UC this time around. I’ll be going on a bit of a business trip soon, you see. Mr. Skates…
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Well my amigos, looks like it’s officially a wrap! My two weeks out on the Quisqueyan motherland are up and I’ve touched back down in the Big Apple. I want to thank Palo Mamajuana for inspiring the trip, the…
For one of the last legs of this amazing trip I was taken on a countryside adventure into the forests of Moca, up north! Palo Mamajuana Tea had us meet up with one of its suppliers, a well-known brewmaster.…
Aside from the fear of flying, culture shock probably has to be one of the most common feelings to strike the average international traveler. Some of us, however, the braver ones, embrace the surprise, exchanging most of that currency…
Departures are exciting! Some people get nervous, others get giddy, but there’s no denying that something about airports and air travel always stirs up the juices. I was no exception. Here’s a look into the first leg of what’ll…
BY Rainey Skates (@raineyskates) Photography by Art By Dj Boy (@DjboyNYC) While thunder and heavy rainfall might have been enough to slow down traffic on the actual George Washington Bridge, it certainly wasn’t the case for the fans and…
BY Rainey Skates (@raineyskates) Photo Credit: Rafael Jimenez | R2 Studios Local neighborhood “pusher” and UC contributor, Rainey “Skates” Cruz, had the chance to sit down with renowned technology expert and brand-new Washington Heights resident, Daniel Sieberg. Rainey caught…
BY Rainey Skates (@raineyskates) Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or maybe the 190th St A train station – a huge rock – chances are that you’ve probably come across “Pan Con Queso.” No, not the Dominican breakfast…
BY Rainey Skates (@raineyskates) Posters are iconic by nature. Some revolutionize the spread of information. Some influence the rise and fall of entire political regimes. And others? Well, others we’re not so sure of yet. And so, I’d like…
BY Rainey Skates (@raineyskates) It’s not easy to brave an East Coast winter. Take it from me, someone that spends so much time skating through the Big Apple. Winter’s rough! And be that as it may, it still won’t…