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Happiness Lies in the Absence of Choice

Every once in a while, I find myself going back to lectures on YouTube and Ted.com, remind myself that I should do this more often, and then completely forget about doing so.  Tonight is one of those nights. This is … Continue reading

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I’ve always wanted to join the Peace Corps and fight poverty and corruption on the ground level.  It’s not out of fear that I’ve hesitated.  Fear of seeing so much suffering, danger of being captured as an American aid worker … Continue reading

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Is Anybody Listening.

I’m so incredibly lucky. I went to a lunch called “Conducting a Job Search in a Tough Economy” yesterday sponsored by the Northern California Penn Club.  Peter Jacobs, a Wharton alum, introduced a framework to help us outshine the competition … Continue reading

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Hello World!

I’ve taken a bit of a hiatus from blogging (in case you haven’t noticed).  I’ve taken a break from life as well.  Since the new year, I parted with SHIFT, which is still an amazing PR Agency; took a long, … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo- Day 1

Hi.  I know I haven’t written much in the last two weeks.  All the anticipation of the novel and furiously reading as much as I can, has left me pretty tired and mentally worn out. BUT today is the official … Continue reading

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Let’s see if we can squeeze in a super quick post!

In the last 24 hours, I’ve had 3 coffees, 4 shots of espresso and another quad shot coffee…  it’s been hectic to put it lightly. But in the midst of this economic orgie (actually more like gang rape), it’s nice … Continue reading

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Just another silly survey

I ran across this survey on my Tumblr dashboard, and question 3 really intrigued me.  Here’s what I wrote and what I wanted to expand. 1. Ten years ago I was: um… 13.  I don’t remember much about being 13 … Continue reading

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What’s in an Asian?

I just did my first speech at Toastmasters, a nonprofit group that bring local people together to practice their oratory skills.  It was pretty nerve racking, buT apparently everything went really well.  The evaluator said that the only thing I … Continue reading

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Epiphanies in Spanish

I haven’t been able to sleep until about 3am these days.  This is so frustrating because I normally don’t get home until 7 or 7:30 usually and last night, not until 9.  Work’s be craaazzzy, but in a good way.  … Continue reading

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