Stories of Hospitality
1. Not going to lie, I have the gift of hospitality. If I have ever hosted you, you know that I genuinely love bringing people together to play games, celebrate birthdays, or just hang...
Author: waldenwest
What I learned at my first NBA game
It’s hard to believe, but there was a time in my childhood when I enjoyed playing basketball with friends. I even remember my mom sending me to this random basketball/sports camp growing up. After...
How to host a game night (part two)
Since my wildly popular blog post on last-minute holiday parties in December, I’ve hosted several more game nights, with different people and varying levels of spontaneity. Although they’ve all been highly successful, sometimes I...
2017 and the Fear of Man
A few months ago I went to watch the Stanford Men’s Volleyball team scrimmage against a Shandong team from China. At the end of the match there was a photo op of the two...
How to throw a last minute holiday party
At 7 pm I did a mental headcount and had a mild panic attack. It was 30 minutes before the “party” was supposed to start, and said “party” might only end up with 3...
Stories and Meals from Taiwan
In recent years I have made the most of my Thanksgiving break by vacationing abroad. This year I spent the whole week in Taiwan to visit my family, reconnect to my roots, and eat....
O Good Taste, Where Art Thou?
Recently I bemoaned to a friend, “I just feel like good taste is so rare and lacking in these end times.” “Wait, what?” she asked, laughing. “What do you mean by that?“ “Well,” I...
The Lost Art of Phone Conversations
One of the clearest signs that I’m not a millennial is that I actually enjoy calling and talking to friends on the phone. I like texting as much as the next person, but there’s...
“So…is this food?”
It has come to my attention that some people actually read my Facebook food posts, and some are even curious about Meet Fresh since I have visited the place ~15 times since it opened...
My new toy
It’s been a few weeks since I bought the Onewheel, so I thought I’d write a quick review of it and answer the question, “Was it really worth the $1,500?” Short answer: Yes. Go...
Your risk tolerance is also not low. Just saying ;)