25 YEARS
This week marks my 25th California-versary. I arrived in California as an exchange student on September 9, 2001. Two days before 9/11. Most people share where they were and what they were doing on September,11...
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Five Things Friday Vol. 129
WE VOTED I finally dropped off our ballots for the California gubernatorial primary today at the drop-off box at the local library. My vote was not an easy decision, but after talking to a few...
Coming back is hard
Oh hey, remember me? I’ve been back from my European vacation for a few days now and coming back never gets easier. It’s always hard. I know that people who switch between two worlds probably...
2025 | End-of-Year Survey
I saw that Stephany posted her own version of the End-of-the-year Survey again this year. I participated only once (in 2021), but this is so fun to read and put together, and it seemed like a...
Marathon reflections
A finisher present from a friend One year ago today, I ran my first (and so far, only) marathon. I can’t believe it’s ALREADY been a whole year. I can’t believe it’s ONLY been a...
Ask San Anything Vol. 11
photo credit: @happpyal via Unsplash I didn’t get to all the questions during NaBloPoMo, so I am answering more questions today. These were submitted by Michelle. When your furlough was over, did you have a huge backlog of...
26: Demerits & Gold Stars
photo credit: @markusspiske via Unsplash I haven’t shared any demerits or gold stars in quite a while (as you know, I shamelessly stole this great post idea from my friend Elisabeth, but with proper credit!), but maybe it’s time...
24: Ask San Anything Vol. 10
photo credit: @happpyal via Unsplash I am answering more random questions from my readers today, because it’s fun. (If you have more random questions, hit the link in the sidebar! —> ) From Stephany:Have you considered getting a...