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My happiness project 27 Aug 2013 | 01:18 pm
After listening to Gretchen Rubin speak at World Domination Summit, I immediately checked her best-seller The Happiness Project out of the library. When searching for what makes you happy, Rubin inst...
Choosing or surrendering to life? 23 Aug 2013 | 01:34 pm
As of today, I don’t have any travel planned beyond a long weekend in Sacramento in September. No plane tickets booked, no hotels reserved. No beaches to look forward to, no itineraries to plan, no su...
Postcard from downtown Portland 22 Aug 2013 | 01:32 pm
For most of my stay in Portland, I never had to leave downtown: the World Domination Summit was held at the beautiful Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, I crashed with a few other girls at super-chic the ...
Date night: magic show! 19 Aug 2013 | 01:23 pm
When I was in middle school, I took part in a program at the local university that offered a variety of “college-type” courses for advanced students. Although I remember struggling through algebra, mo...
Postcard from Reykjavik 15 Aug 2013 | 01:23 pm
The first thing that struck me about Reykjavik was just how little it felt like a national capital. Within hours of being there, we easily knew the layout of the city: the main pedestrian thoroughfare...
The best places to swim in Iceland 13 Aug 2013 | 01:44 pm
When I saw that the high temperature for our trip to Iceland would be around 50 degrees, I expected to spend most of my time in layers and a woolen beanie–not a bathing suit. I was as surprised as any...
Taking a tour of Brooklyn Brewery 9 Aug 2013 | 01:21 pm
It should be no secret by now that I love beer, especially craft beer (going to college in the same town where Sierra Nevada was founded gave me a healthy respect for the craft beer industry). I like ...
Postcard from Portland 8 Aug 2013 | 01:29 pm
For all that I didn’t like about the World Domination Summit, I will say this: I had absolutely no complaints about the location. I hadn’t been to Portland since playing a competitive soccer tournamen...
Moving to and making it in New York City 6 Aug 2013 | 01:50 pm
I wonder sometimes about the ratio of native New Yorkers to transplants: it seems like every other person I meet is originally from across the country or across the world. This city is the ultimate be...
Reflecting on a year in New York City 2 Aug 2013 | 01:32 pm
On Sunday, I was sitting on my rooftop in my bikini, listening to Taylor Swift and reading In Style Magazine. When I glanced to my left, I saw the Financial District skyline glittering in the sunshine...
