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A Few Seasons in Singapore
My [last reflection](/writing/2020-30) was on my 30th birthday, and a lot has happened since then! I celebrated with my family and then boarded a very empty flight to Singapore, where I was locked in a hotel room for 2 weeks with Leaf. Soon, we moved into an apartment, and our new furniture and old ...
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30
Ten years ago, I had just returned to my parents' house after working on an organic farm on the coast of Maine, and I was about to join my brother on a road trip down the Rocky Mountains from Calgary to Grand Teton. In my downtime, I was learning how to slackline in my backyard, putting heel in fron...
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Mountains and Temples
For most of monsoon, the walls of fog around us felt a little suffocating. In rare moments, we caught glimpses of India beyond our small community, but most of the time, we stayed on campus and adventured only to the nearest bazaar for errands....
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Reflection on 2013
Almost a year ago, I wrote a speech that embodied the most important and salient points I had learned in college. I tried to distill that into some sort of worldview about the coming post-graduate years that I could share with those around me as we left the comfort of our university pond to navigate...
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Reflection on 2012
I did this [last year](/writing/2011-reflection-on-2011) and it felt great. So, again. What set this year apart?...
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Reflection on 2011
Another year etched in stone, the next, a blank slate. Living in the northern latitudes, I welcome with slight resignation this reliable herald of the passage of time: Winter. Each year brings its own, recognized by foggy breath, shedding clouds, and holiday spirit. However, the season alone doesn't...
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