Shea Yeleen

Although I grew up in cold, upstate NY, I consider myself a tropical baby for two reasons: (1) I was born in Tamale, Ghana (2) in the month of July. Summer is my favorite time of year for many reasons… long sunny days, picnics, farmers’ markets, beach parties, and ice cream cones. Unfortunately, my favorite [...]

Fall has officially arrived, and its time to say goodbye to summer. I look back on the last few months, and this summer was an incredible one for Shea Yeleen. The highlight was our participation in the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which attracted over 1,083,000 visitors. More than 300 people traveled from Latin America, Africa, [...]