2019 was the year of acceptance for me. From accepting that I can’t be everywhere all the time to accepting the bugs that may or may not crawl into my bed at night. It’s also been a year of more solidly coming to terms with who I am and acceptance of how I feel about […]

The nature vs. nurture battle has been ongoing for centuries.  I started thinking about this early last year after going to CNU26 (Congress for New Urbanism) in relationship to how humans can better construct humane environments for themselves. While a lot of research and debate is around whether urban or suburban environments are better for […]

I’ve now been in Sydney a little over a month and gotten a lot of questions as to why I’ve moved here and what cause this major life change. Through feeling homesick as well as just reflecting on the transition itself, I thought I’d put some thoughts down. The way I thought through my decision […]

I had a friend recently call me up and ask me advice for negotiations and thought I’d solidify some of what I said into a blog post! This is by no means set in stone and every situation is different. These learnings (read: brain dump) are from negotiations for a job in tech as a […]

Dear Calfornia, As you know, we’ve had a love / hate relationship for a long time. When I first met you, there was a kind of infatuation. I thought that life with you was like living in heaven. Everyone seemed glamorous and affluent, without worries or responsibilities. When we finally decided to date (and we […]