What is a sport?
“What are all these random sports?” My friend asked, about a week into the 2021 Olympics. “There’s track cycling, and rock climbing…” “That’s a new one for this Olympics. Also, I don’t think a...
Author: waldenwest
My Utah Vacation
I went to Utah last week for a friend’s wedding, and extended the trip so I could also go to Arches National Park. Confession: while I was looking forward to celebrating my friend Cait...
What people think of you
“There’s a lot of people who aren’t socially aware,” Malik said. We were having dinner at a Thai restaurant the last night of our San Diego trip. “How socially aware do you think I...
The nicest people
“Mormons are the nicest people,” I said as we passed the local Mormon temple. “I hate it when people say stuff like that…‘they’re the nicest people,’ ‘they’re the worst,’ etc.” Malik said. We had...
Great Expectations
Even though it’s only been a little over a month, it feels like such a long time ago that I was enjoying a slice of heaven in Hawaii…just reminding myself that I have to...
How envy works
I’m coming up on 10 years at the Fruit, and it’s the first year that I haven’t upgraded to the new flagship iPhone. Not only that, but it’s the first year I haven’t felt...
My Hawaiian Vacation
Last week I was on vacation in Hawaii, and it was wonderful. It’s been >10 years since I last visited, so I had forgotten how amazing and beautiful it is. Of course, people say...
Why I like the Myers-Briggs, part 2
(If you haven’t taken the Myers-Briggs, you can take it here.) I was having an impromptu dinner with my roommate Cory last Friday when we invariably started talking about J’s vs P’s on the Myers-Briggs...
Asian shows on Netflix
I was on my weekly call with Chiawen when he asked, “Have you ever watched these Asian shows on Netflix?” I sighed. “I haven’t really watched them, or had any interest in them. But...
Is this racist?
I learned this past month that what’s perceived as racism in Europe looks a bit different than it does in the States. I was catching up with Chiawen, my high school friend who’s been...
I genuinely enjoying reading and seeing videos about your sailing adventure =)