From Huntington to Hermosa: My SoCal Travels
This past weekend marked my 4th trip to SoCal this year, and as always, it was a blast. Since I’ve been busy (read: lazy) and haven’t written much about my travels, let me catch...
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Life Lessons in Paris, part 2
“Miles just walked by! He’s in a hurry so he’s probably watching somewhere,” Ethan texted. It was Sunday, and Andrew and I were watching the men’s bronze medal match in the stadium. Ethan was...
The Case for (and against) Airbnb, part 2
The weekend did not have an auspicious start. For starters, none of my friends could make it except Andy, and the other three people coming were all Andy’s friends. Also, none of us knew...
Lessons from a post-match interview
Last week I went to cover the MPSF Men’s Volleyball Tournament at Stanford University. And by cover I mean I got a media pass and did media things: I live-tweeted the event, took some...
How to get friends to visit Hermosa Beach
“Who’s coming?” Kyle asked. “Right now just Malik, but we’ll see.” I was planning a weekend trip to Hermosa Beach to watch beach volleyball, and didn’t know who else would want to come. I...
Back to Normal
On Saturday I went to watch Stanford Men’s Volleyball play at Maples Pavilion for the first time since the pandemic began, and it was awesome. It felt so good to be at a live...
The New Normal, part 2
Below are some of my observations heading into our 7th week of shelter-in-place: Although I no longer spend time commuting to work (which didn’t take that long to begin with), I spend a lot...
How NOT to RSVP
Sunday me: you free Wed evening for volleyball? Friend A: let me get back to you tomorrow. Monday Me: let me know about Wed! *crickets* Tuesday Me: hey, how’s it looking for tomorrow? Friend...
Stories of Hospitality
1. Not going to lie, I have the gift of hospitality. If I have ever hosted you, you know that I genuinely love bringing people together to play games, celebrate birthdays, or just hang...
2017 and the Fear of Man
A few months ago I went to watch the Stanford Men’s Volleyball team scrimmage against a Shandong team from China. At the end of the match there was a photo op of the two...
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