Bailey Alexander

3 Generations of the rarer, fairer species unfold @ Chez Bay

Politics are checked at the door; hearts and minds opened, ready to engage as 8 american women display their humanity@Chez Bay. 

It's been years since I've seen the States so when opportunity arrives to pack the place with fellow expats; I do.

Artists, corporate types, students, writers, they're all represented. Fellow nomads from NY, San Fran, L.A. now living abroad, re-inventing themselves; confident, secure and ready to sing for their supper; lord it looks like I've hit the trifecta! 

It's a safe space, everyone let's it all hang out, immediately; it's rather magical in fact.

Cycles, chaos and dinner @ Chez Bay

Mio marito's off doing biz, drinking and dancing in a kilt somewhere in Kazakhstan; not at the same time, mind you, but the need to feed the soul w/company and otherly perceptions dictates a spontaneous dinner party.

As the guests arrive I quietly note they're all younger by years which lends a sense of internal calm, making me feel slightly maternal. As if I should appreciate their age and honour their place, as if its a chance to embrace the cycles of life, after all, there is a 20 year gap between myself and my youngest guest, a man named Daan.