This review came a bit late for a few reasons, but the biggest reason was that I took more time to think about my year than writing about it. The other reason I almost didn’t do a review is there’s an extent to where talking about the past year feels a bit like humble-bragging. When I caught up with friends, …
“I should read more…” I found myself saying that a lot in previous years and finally stopped when my brother gave me a Haruki Murakami book and I’ haven’t stopped reading since. 2016 was my most productive reading year so far. I set a goal of reading 30 books and ended up at 29. Below is a list of my favorite books …
My mom was speechless from the news. It was an “Oh… that’s… great…” type of silence. She managed an “Are you sure?” It was the evening of April 7th, 2015 and I was home in Long Beach, California, getting ready for a run. I was stressed out and my perfectly-timed run along the beach at sunset was my no-stress zone. …
There are a few checkpoints every year that I use to gauge how far I’ve come and remind myself of how far I have to go. Now it’s time to look at this past year.
If you had an opportunity to work at your dream company, would you take it? Oh, by the way, you would have to move 3000 miles for it. That’s what I did. And it was the best decision I’ve made. Here’s why. In one weekend, I moved from sunny Southern California to Boston, Massachusetts for a job at my dream …