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My wife and I quit our jobs to sail the Caribbean

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My wife and I quit our jobs to sail the Caribbean

January 23, 2023 • There's another universe not far from land, devoid of cars, trees and the internet. You don't have to travel a great distance to discover this other cosmos. At 10 miles offshore, you're already there.

How 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' captures my family's immigrant experience

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How 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' captures my family's immigrant experience

January 11, 2023 • The movie is about parallelism; it centers on an alternate multiverse that reflects the real life of the movie's central family, and this family drama reflected my own life.

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Finding (and losing) yourself backcountry snowboarding

January 9, 2023 • While riding epic lines is the ultimate goal in this sport, the truth is only about 5% of backcountry snowboarding is actually snowboarding. The other 95% is what it takes to get you there.

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Calendars are for managing your time. But planners are for dreaming without limits

January 2, 2023 • I've become partial to Passion Planners, which contain calendars, reflection prompts and journal pages. It's got enough structure to get me in the right headspace, with blank space to make it my own.

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An ode to cribbage, the game that taught me a new (love) language

December 26, 2022 • Relationships don't always offer opportunities to be light and playful with each other. What we'd found through cribbage was something important, something more than just a pandemic hobby.

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From cycling to foraging, here's what we were really into this year

December 24, 2022 • This year we launched I'm Really Into, a space to celebrate the unique hobbies and interests that bring us joy. Here are some of your favorites.

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How I discovered a love for ballet as an adult

December 12, 2022 • Sometimes you can find new interests in old places. For me, it was taking ballet classes alongside a group of around 20 Chinese ladies, all of them starting ballet as adults.

How Legos helped me rebuild my foundation

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How Legos helped me rebuild my foundation

November 28, 2022 • Building Legos with my family helped me realize that sometimes I was the foundation, and that even though I felt hidden or overshadowed, that it was still important to fulfill my purpose.

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Family Feud unites us by fulfilling a basic human need: low-stakes drama

November 21, 2022 • Family Feud is kitschy, a bit silly, and just challenging enough. I love the drama, but it also forces me to take a step back from my bubble and think about the larger human experience.

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Roller skating feels a lot like love, and falling is just part of the process

November 14, 2022 • I picked up skating as a coping mechanism after a year in my house and in my head. It gave me the gift of learning something new with my body, and a new perspective on how to move through the world.

My mom passed down her love of horror to me — and a big lesson about courage

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My mom passed down her love of horror to me — and a big lesson about courage

October 30, 2022 • It took me years to fully realize why my mother loved her spooky books so much. Those horror stories gave my mother the courage to leave her abuser.

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What 'Practical Magic' taught me about life, love and the importance of sisterhood

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What 'Practical Magic' taught me about life, love and the importance of sisterhood

October 24, 2022 • This movie, starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, introduced me to the idea that love could be dangerous and you should learn to protect yourself. But that's not the only lesson I learned.

Bones, teeth and really old rocks: How finding fossils takes me out of myself

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Bones, teeth and really old rocks: How finding fossils takes me out of myself

October 17, 2022 • Fossils are a humble, hidden constant in the city's bustling ecosystem. And in my overstimulated life, seeking out a few constants in the world sounded pretty good.

My Ikea obsession led me to a super-fan's paradise in rural Sweden

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Just like life, riding my bike doesn't always make sense. But that's why I love it

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Piano performances terrify me, but I can stomach playing in the background

July 11, 2022 • I'm into piano, but it's also my frenemy. When I get frustrated with something I'm trying to learn, we stop talking for months. But then I hear a pop song and my brain leaps to how I would play it.

I'm Really Into

My wife and I quit our jobs to sail the Caribbean

How 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' captures my family's immigrant experience

Finding (and losing) yourself backcountry snowboarding

Calendars are for managing your time. But planners are for dreaming without limits

An ode to cribbage, the game that taught me a new (love) language

From cycling to foraging, here's what we were really into this year

How I discovered a love for ballet as an adult

How Legos helped me rebuild my foundation

Family Feud unites us by fulfilling a basic human need: low-stakes drama

Roller skating feels a lot like love, and falling is just part of the process

My mom passed down her love of horror to me — and a big lesson about courage

My mom passed down her love of horror to me — and a big lesson about courage

What 'Practical Magic' taught me about life, love and the importance of sisterhood

Bones, teeth and really old rocks: How finding fossils takes me out of myself

My Ikea obsession led me to a super-fan's paradise in rural Sweden

Foraging helped me discover a world of free fruits and veggies

Whitewater kayaking might not be for the faint of heart, but rapids are my sanctuary

T-boy swag: Claiming space where trans people feel we don't inherently belong

From rapping to raising goats, you've got some wonderful hobbies

What we've lost — and what we've found — in abandoned theme parks

Seeing myself reflected in art allowed me to feel comfortable making my own

Just like life, riding my bike doesn't always make sense. But that's why I love it

Just like life, riding my bike doesn't always make sense. But that's why I love it

Piano performances terrify me, but I can stomach playing in the background