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Talking to Strangers in Taipei, part 2

“Are you busy tonight?” Ordi asked. “Want to come with me to catch some snakes?” “What?” I asked, intrigued, but doubtful it was a good idea. “Where are you doing this, and what does...

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How to have conversations

The older I get, the more baffled I am by how bad people can be at having normal conversations. You would think it comes naturally to people – two or more humans in the...

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Choose Your Hard

“What did they want you to do, like die?” I laughed. “It kind of felt like it…” I was telling Divya about the MADstrength Games at my gym that I impulsively signed up for...

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Can we have conversations anymore?

An Ode to Charlie Kirk As someone who loves talking and writing about how our differences make relationships richer, I’m a little anxious to admit on this blog that I was deeply saddened by...

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The Longest Hike

“What’s your criteria for a good hike?” I asked. “It has to be at least 10 miles,” Ben replied without hesitation. This was over a year ago, maybe six months after I’d met Ben...

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Talking to Strangers in Taipei, part 1

“Most things we want in life are actually pretty simple,” Chris said. “Simple–but not easy.” It was an unexpectedly philosophical conversation with somebody I’d only met hours earlier. We were hiking up Taipei’s ultra-touristy...

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Making Friends as an Adult, part 2

The Friend Filter “I actually mapped this out in a prior season of life,” Swiff said, pulling up an Instagram post on his phone. “30% of people I meet are friend crushes, and the...

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Tepic Fail

When world-class volleyball meets bottom-tier planning This post is a bit inside baseball (or inside volleyball?), but I wanted to share my experience visiting Tepic for my 2nd international volleyball tournament (as a spectator)....

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Making Friends as an Adult, Part 1

Meeting Strangers on Vacation “What’s the first thing you notice when you meet new people?” I asked Ben. “How hot they are,” he replied, smirking. “Okay, fair,” I said, laughing. It was a joke,...