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My PhD in London

I landed in London five years ago today at 7 o’clock in the morning. Eight hours before that, my mom dropped me off at the airport. It was the afternoon in Washington D.C. …

Travel

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My PhD in London
My PhD in London
Travel

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Aug 5, 2022

I can only imagine.

I have vivid memories of my religious youth — sitting in pews during Saturday evening teen masses. Teen mass was the mass where the cool older kids led the singing with a rugged, acoustic church band instead of the usual middle aged man. I’d be wearing some Mischa Barton adjacent…

Religion

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Religion

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Jun 25, 2022

Yesterday

Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that abortions are no longer a Constitutional right. …

Constituion

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Constituion

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Dec 28, 2021

A beginners course in American expat finances

How to save, invest and file taxes as an American living abroad. — There is a lot to understand when it comes to American finance, and learning about it from a distance makes the information that much more difficult to digest. This article hopes to shed light on a few essential topics. …

Finance

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A beginners course in American expat finances
A beginners course in American expat finances
Finance

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Jul 25, 2021

La Niña

It’s Sunday and I’ve had a very introspective day. I have started writing down my entire life story, but mostly the bad bits. …

Mental Health

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La Niña
La Niña
Mental Health

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May 27, 2021

New in a new place

I can tell it’s a nice day when the whole room goes from what it was before to much brighter than that. A cloud moved away somewhere above us and the sun shines down and pours through the flat. I look over Taylors shoulder and out the door. The garden…

Lockdown

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New in a new place
New in a new place
Lockdown

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Jan 16, 2021

In my country, it’s different

Living in a different country can feel really soothing. In a different country, you have a lot more patience and understanding for the people around you. After all, whatever they are doing is probably a cultural thing if it feels unfamiliar and foreign. And on top of that, they aren’t…

Immigration

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In my country, it’s different
In my country, it’s different
Immigration

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Dec 22, 2020

Making homemade music

TLDR: Please make music and then share it with me. A year ago, I was writing my very first music. Before then, I’d never really tried to write a song. I always thought making music would be impossible. Maybe like most people, I always saw a song as a whole…

Music

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Making homemade music
Making homemade music
Music

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Jul 8, 2020

Love is Blind

I had some neighbors growing up. I remember meeting lots of them during the first days that we’d moved to my childhood home when I was eight years old — standing around with them at the edge of our yard while they explained how to pronounce their surname and passed…

Lockdown

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Love is Blind
Love is Blind
Lockdown

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May 25, 2020

Coding the C by GE Factory Reset Process

I have been tickled by the C by GE Factory Reset video that General Electric made ever since I cried laughing watching it sometime about a year ago. I was sitting at my desk at work and, as I watched, a colleague passed me and melted into my laughter. Isn’t…

Tech

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Coding the C by GE Factory Reset Process
Coding the C by GE Factory Reset Process
Tech

4 min read

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Writer, t-shirt designer, software engineer. Child. Canoe.

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