Were you honest? In a moment of discomfort did you say what you believed or what you thought they wanted to hear? Did you let yourself be seen?

The Phantom Tollbooth is the best book I read this year. Not minorly influenced by the fact that it’s incredibly nostalgic since my first exposure to it was from my mom who read it aloud to me when I was 6. Here are a few, only a few since if I were to include all…

I’ve been to a few countries in the past two months. Each country tells many different stories. And one of those stories is captured in the GDP per capita, e. g. how much does the average person who lives there make in a year? China – 12.5k USD Hong Kong – 49.8k USD Singapore –…

If the best way to learn something is the hard way, the earlier the better. Then let the recovery days set in. And a new path forged with understanding arise.

It was 25 cents per person to go across the Mekong River on a ferry. Mere moments after the boats metal ramp touched the dirt it was swarmed with cars, mopeds, and people. We walked on, climbed to the top, and saw a sky streaked with pockets of pink. Shortly after landing on the other…