The Travel Criteria, part 2
“Real talk,” Jason said, as if he were waiting for the other shoe to drop, “how was the Portland trip for you?” We had just gotten back from a rainy weekend trip to Portland....
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Great Expectations, part 2
So I’m going camping this weekend, and I’m excited because it’s a fun group of people that I helped get together. The problem with being excited about a trip like this, though, is…what if...
My Utah Vacation
I went to Utah last week for a friend’s wedding, and extended the trip so I could also go to Arches National Park. Confession: while I was looking forward to celebrating my friend Cait...
What people think of you
“There’s a lot of people who aren’t socially aware,” Malik said. We were having dinner at a Thai restaurant the last night of our San Diego trip. “How socially aware do you think I...
The nicest people
“Mormons are the nicest people,” I said as we passed the local Mormon temple. “I hate it when people say stuff like that…‘they’re the nicest people,’ ‘they’re the worst,’ etc.” Malik said. We had...
Great Expectations
Even though it’s only been a little over a month, it feels like such a long time ago that I was enjoying a slice of heaven in Hawaii…just reminding myself that I have to...
My Hawaiian Vacation
Last week I was on vacation in Hawaii, and it was wonderful. It’s been >10 years since I last visited, so I had forgotten how amazing and beautiful it is. Of course, people say...
Why I like the Myers-Briggs, part 2
(If you haven’t taken the Myers-Briggs, you can take it here.) I was having an impromptu dinner with my roommate Cory last Friday when we invariably started talking about J’s vs P’s on the Myers-Briggs...
Asian shows on Netflix
I was on my weekly call with Chiawen when he asked, “Have you ever watched these Asian shows on Netflix?” I sighed. “I haven’t really watched them, or had any interest in them. But...
Is this racist?
I learned this past month that what’s perceived as racism in Europe looks a bit different than it does in the States. I was catching up with Chiawen, my high school friend who’s been...
Your risk tolerance is also not low. Just saying ;)