My name is Michelle Nicholson.  I am an avid reader and somewhat of a technology geek.  This site is a conglomeration of where I have been, who I am and where I am going.  The categories you see represent all three of these ideas in different ways. The name comes from my past.

I was born and raised in West Africa.  One of the things I loved most was the rains.  We only had rain six months out of the year which meant the first rains in particular were always a big deal.  As I remember, they were complete sensory experience.  I can still see the dark clouds rolling in, hear the rain drumming down on the aluminum roofs, feel the cool air and the first drops on my skin, and smell the freshness of wet earth after the rain. Though I am no longer in Africa, it will always be very much a part of who I am.