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 […]

I’m sure that you love to travel. You probably have a list of cities and places you’ve been to, and another list detailing all the place you want to go to in your lifetime. You may have bookmarked things that are instagram-friendly to make sure everyone knows that you’ve been to the key iconic places […]