To Eat or Not to Eat, part 3
“You can eat crickets here,” Spencer said. We were walking through a flea market in Mexico City and there were food vendors scattered throughout. “I’m not sure I would eat that,” I said. “You...
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How I feel about Mexican food
This may sound sacrilegious, but I’ve never been a fan of Mexican food. I’ll still eat it because I want to fit in and I want people to like me, but in general I...
My Spice Journey
There are 2 types of people in the world: I’m in the latter category — I don’t even add ketchup to fries, because I like the original flavor of the fries. If I’m in...
The Necessity of Viewpoint Diversity
“Andy asked me over break whether I pay my car registration fees every year.” I was hiking with Steve on New Year’s Eve, and started recounting a conversation with our mutual friend Andy. “What...
The White Elephant Gift Dilemma
In high school I played clarinet in band for a few years, and we had a tradition of doing Secret Santa gift exchanges around Christmastime. I can’t remember what gift I bought the person...
Life Lessons in Paris, part 2
“Miles just walked by! He’s in a hurry so he’s probably watching somewhere,” Ethan texted. It was Sunday, and Andrew and I were watching the men’s bronze medal match in the stadium. Ethan was...
Am I an introvert?
One of the best parts of traveling is meeting people along the way, whether it’s locals or fellow travelers. Since I had a decent portion of solo travel on this recent trip to Paris,...
Life Lessons in Paris, part 1
“How cringe would it be if I started singing right now?” Andrew asked. We had just finished dinner and were heading back to the beach volleyball tournament when we passed by a random church....
random life update #3
Apologies to those of you who thought I was in Paris based on my last blog post…I’m actually leaving this week and am frantically trying to get as much work done as I can...
Great Expectations, part 3
It may not surprise you to know that I continue to be disappointed by my own lofty expectations, but I’m wondering…is it really my fault? Let me describe some recent examples of when my...
Ted, thanks for your courage for speaking out your thoughts, especially right after this horrible event. It's been a a…