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Why I’m going to Sri Lanka

I’m writing this while on a 17-hour flight to Singapore, which somehow manages to be longer than a flight to Australia. From there, I’ll stay overnight at an airport hotel, then hop on another...

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Choose Your Hard

“What did they want you to do, like die?” I laughed. “It kind of felt like it…” I was telling Divya about the MADstrength Games at my gym that I impulsively signed up for...

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Day 1: Getting on the boat

Friday was a marathon of a day that began with a 10:45 p.m. red-eye flight the night before. I managed only a few restless moments before landing in D.C. for a short layover and...

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Would you do this?

Later tonight I’m heading to the Caribbean for a weeklong sailing trip around the British Virgin Islands. I’ve sailed before, but only in the Bay Area, and never on an overnight trip, so suffice...

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Lessons Learned from Leaving

If it’s one thing I’ve learned from leaving the fruit company, it’s that you don’t fully know the impact you have had on other people until you leave. The corollary is also true —...

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2024 Travel Update #1

My Taipei List So I guess I kept my resolution to write weekly in January, and then fell off the wagon in February when I traveled to Asia, which is a shame. In a...

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New year, new me?

I love making New Year’s resolutions because it seems valuable to have aspirations heading into a new year. While I often fail to achieve them, the journey and progress made still feels meaningful (although...