When I first arrived in New York City, I stepped off the subway and followed the masses up an escalator to Grand Central. Just before reaching the top of the motorized staircase, the bodies halted, the stairs kept going and people started piling up, on top of one another like lemmings (here's a link for those of you who didn't have this fabulous 90's video game). A security guard screamed, “Keep walking” “No stopping." Crammed together like a deli sandwich, the limbs of strangers splayed in wayward directions, the escalator pushed us forward until the crowd eventually broke.
Read moreTaking on New York... One Coffee at a Time
My first week in New York started off on the wrong foot. I had these daydreams of sipping coffee in cafés, writing, working and flipping through pages of self-discovery. Instead, I spent my days schlepping a heaving workbag around, blowing my nose every three minutes while writing proposals for clients.
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When I lived in Pittsburgh, the differences in food was a major culture shock. Being from California, I grew up blissfully unaware of how easy it is for West Coasters to have access to fresh fruits and veggies year round. The food culture of California is eccentric compared to, say, the 'meat and potatoes standard' of the mid-west.
Read moreA Letter for a New Year
With the New Year rapidly approaching us and me finally landing on the doorstep of my parent’s house in Northern California for Christmas, I have to ask myself where do I want this blog to go? What does that look like? I started this blog because I wanted to have a space where I could explore, experiment and meet new people but also, because I truly believe:
“Life is how you curate it.”
Read moreGoal Setting + Resolutions
Don't worry those trees are not actually on fire!
Every year I like to make new year's resolutions and compare them to the year before by crossing out all the items I’ve completed and carrying over the ones I still value. However, this year took a 180 in June and a lot of the things I had hoped to accomplish became irrelevant.
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