#whitby #whitbyabbey #whitbygothweekend #whitbygothfestival #whitbygothweekendapril2024 #whitbyabbeyruins #whitbyalternative #gothgirl #gothaesthetic #whitbygoth

"To die, to sleep— No more—and by a sleep to say we end The heartache, and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to. ’tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish’d. To die, to sleep— To sleep—perchance to dream. Ay, there’s the rub! - William Shakespeare | Hamlet " . Abi and I take a road trip to Whitby, the northern coast famous for its ruins, its fish and Dracula. . Today was a tearful day. My last day, yet so sweet and fulfilling. We hike to the abbey ruins. I am greeted by a man with kind eyes and seductive wit. Am I a student?, he asks. I say 'no', since I am trying to be fair, but he asks again, pleased with my honesty, and I get a few pounds shaved off the admission price. . My soul, moved beyond measure. I whisper to Abi in, quiet tones, that this is a dream. Not to be solely in UK, persay, but as a kid from the hood, one that saw only brick, compacted dirt and the fangs of poverty... . Yet, here I am, learning about Hild, who built this church; a testament to her passion for giving spiritual enlightenment to the masses. A woman with a vision. A king that backed her up. History made eternal. . I think about America. How engulfed we are in what truly will not matter in a year. 5 years. Death. The celebrity worship. The overeating. The drama. The shadow boxing of what could be and the denial of saying truly what is in the American experience. I love my country, thus I ask: Is it worth it? Worth the sleep? . Shakespeare's famous soliloquy stated: To die, to sleep— To sleep—perchance to dream...but what if, just what if, one decided to wake, to live...to be? . #whitby #York #uk #whitbyabbey #Shakespeare #hamlet #travel #blackgirltravel #lifelessons (at Whitby, North Yorkshire Coast) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnABAZtNnZd3828Xen_0GnpK-o2jD2FAb7YNBk0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

"To die, to sleep— No more—and by a sleep to say we end The heartache, and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to. ’tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish’d. To die, to sleep— To sleep—perchance to dream. Ay, there’s the rub! - William Shakespeare | Hamlet " . Abi and I take a road trip to Whitby, the northern coast famous for its ruins, its fish and Dracula. . Today was a tearful day. My last day, yet so sweet and fulfilling. We hike to the abbey ruins. I am greeted by a man with kind eyes and seductive wit. Am I a student?, he asks. I say 'no', since I am trying to be fair, but he asks again, pleased with my honesty, and I get a few pounds shaved off the admission price. . My soul, moved beyond measure. I whisper to Abi in, quiet tones, that this is a dream. Not to be solely in UK, persay, but as a kid from the hood, one that saw only brick, compacted dirt and the fangs of poverty... . Yet, here I am, learning about Hild, who built this church; a testament to her passion for giving spiritual enlightenment to the masses. A woman with a vision. A king that backed her up. History made eternal. . I think about America. How engulfed we are in what truly will not matter in a year. 5 years. Death. The celebrity worship. The overeating. The drama. The shadow boxing of what could be and the denial of saying truly what is in the American experience. I love my country, thus I ask: Is it worth it? Worth the sleep? . Shakespeare's famous soliloquy stated: To die, to sleep— To sleep—perchance to dream...but what if, just what if, one decided to wake, to live...to be? . #whitby #York #uk #whitbyabbey #Shakespeare #hamlet #travel #blackgirltravel #lifelessons (at Whitby Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnABZ05MrAd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Whitby Abbey viewed from SE turn of the 20th C. #whitbyabbey (at Hanworth, Hounslow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChHv55Bo7dG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

We made history! We helped make a New World Record! And I Just found out I made the BBC web site with one of the best Dracula 🧛‍♂️ Vampire images! How do you think I look? 👇 amazing exciting experience! #dracula #vampirechallenge #vampire #whitby #whitbyabbey https://www.instagram.com/p/CeEZWT3DX9p/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Huge shout out to my favourite Goth Karen of @drawingindark please check out her kickstarter project and help her move from her little Goth pad in Whitby where she's being evicted and onto bigger and better things! #worldgothday #supportsmallbusiness #supportyourlocalgoth #whitby #whitbyabbey #kickstarter https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd3JrCooDuu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=