Category: Milestones
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2021: A Year in Review
The biggest question in our heads right now remains clear – how does this all end? After a complete year of living in a pandemic, one can’t help but wonder about the future. We’ve come to terms with the new normal yet we can’t help but think whether or not we still have a shot…
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2020: A Year in Review
Oh, boy. Where do I even begin? “Unprecedented” is starting to lose its novelty. The past few years have given us new climate records, a bull run with no signs of stopping, and a polarized Internet. It’s as if things are getting lower and soaring at the same time. Saying that the world is changing is…
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2019: A Year in Review
Repatriation can be a pretty daunting experience. In the past few months, I tried a couple of things just to see if something would click. While I originally thought I would need a year to transition to life back in Manila, it took me twice the amount of time to fully settle. On the first…
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2018: A Year in Review
We knew the day would come. It was time to leave New York, a place we called home for more than 8 wonderful years. With the arrival of Oscar in 2017, it was just a matter of waiting for our apartment lease to expire, giving us a 90-day period to say our bittersweet goodbyes to…
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2017: A Year in Review
That Sunday started out like any other. I woke up at around 4:30 AM, glanced at my phone and went on with my morning routine. This meant firing up Headspace for my daily mindfulness ritual then opening Day One for my daily brain dump. By 7 AM, I laced up to go for an easy…