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Dear Reader, This is going to sound lame, but do you like to study? As a school girl, I never enjoyed the process of studying. As a child very keen on meeting expectations (I’m an “Upholder,” more here), preparing for a pass/ fail situation was always stressful. Furthermore, unlike a set of math problems or... Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, I’m not “great” at anything (well, except for maybe diligently blogging to you, I guess). I had this thought when I stumbled across an old acquaintance on a dating app. He reached out to me, and we briefly messaged back and forth. I hadn’t seen him in around four or five years, and... Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, I would like to remark on the fact that I am recently single (more here), as in no longer coupled, also known as riding solo. What a wondrous but not unfamiliar world I have re-entered. I’ve been single for most of my adult life so my newfound status as a “party of one,”... Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, How’s your 2022 going so far? Mine is turning out to be complicated…. First, I tested positive for COVID-19 right after New Year’s in Germany (more here). Then, I had to endure a 7-day isolation in a Ferienwohnung (more here) and seriously alter my travel plans. Finally, and most recently, my boyfriend and I broke up. If... Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, It’s 2022 and I am absolutely struck by how quickly time flies! I am writing this to you as I prepare to go on a six-mile hike at Boston’s Blue Hills Reservation with a local group. Two years ago, I wrote a post about preparing for my first hike with the same group... Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, Have you ever suffered from jet lag? And, I do mean “suffered” rather than “experienced.” While I have experienced tiredness and have gone to bed a little too early or too late on occasion after flying, I feel that today is truly my first experience suff-er-ing from jet lag. First, what is jet... Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, If you’ve been following along with my blog, you will know that I am writing to you in isolation as I have recently tested positive for COVID-19 (more here and here). While I was lucky to have my health (no more symptoms!), isolation in the two-room, ground-floor apartment in Bavaria, Germany was not... Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, Do you ever make rules for yourself? After reading the “The Four Tendencies,” (a book about personality types, which literally changed the way that I think about people — more here), I’ve learned that “Upholders”, like me, commonly make up rules to guide one’s own behavior. One rule that I established for myself as... Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, I considered writing this post about the weather. The majority of posts that I have written about the weather is basically code for “I have absolutely nothing to say!” (examples here and here). So, instead of writing something about how the air in Boston is cold and the nights are longer (no duh,... Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, This year, I was fortunate enough to spend Thanksgiving in the company of some very interesting people. Growing up, for me Thanksgiving has always been about spending time with family— clearly my upbringing on this front was not unique. However, times change, people move away, and others pass on. Now, as a twenty-something-year-old... Continue Reading →
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