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One of my favorite parts about visiting Romania was enjoying the food, and warm hospitality of the people we met along the way. I was delighted to discover that many of the dishes enjoyed by Romanians are also part of a hearty Southern U.S.A. style of cuisine. Combine that with influences from the Mediterranean and the German, and you end up with a culinary delight all its own in Romania. For breakfast, our host hotels provided a lavish feast fit for kings that was pre-negoti

People often ask me what I do as a U.S. Arts Envoy, so I thought the occasion of the United States' 250 year birthday, and the U.S. Embassy Bucharest including me in their Freedom 250 campaign, is the perfect opportunity to talk about my trip to Romania. A Day in the Life of an Arts Envoy in Romania An Arts Envoy is a citizen ambassador with a specific field of expertise that works closely with counterparts in other countries where the U.S. has an active Embassy. My mission i

Honored to be part of the U.S. Embassy Bucharest’s #PassTheStar Freedom 250 series! In this reel, I share what it meant to visit Romania as an Arts Envoy—writing songs with incredible people across the country and celebrating our shared values of family, community, and creative tradition. Stay tuned as I take you through workshops, Christmas markets, songwriting sessions, and the warm Romanian hospitality that made it unforgettable. Thank you to the U.S. Embassy Bucharest

Today, the Copyright Alliance published part one of my guest blog about the importance of copyright to creative businesses like mine.

It has been one year since my visit to Kingston, Jamaica as an Official Arts Envoy of the United States. #artsenvoy #jamaica #usa