Hola babies, here’s the mad last-minute rush to write my year-in-review on Dec. 31 (I swear some things never change), but honestly this has always been one of my favorite things to write. These past few months I've been thinking about how blogging fits into my new adult life, especially when I already write so … Continue reading 2022: the journey of my hair
Category: Reflections
No more ‘lying flat’ (tangping)
On Monday I was blithely eating a hard-boiled egg for breakfast and occasionally eyeballing my Twitter feed when I saw some anomalous words in headlines: China, protests, riots, demonstrations. I sat up straight. These were words that rarely appear in the same sentence, at least not in the past decade. For the last few months, … Continue reading No more ‘lying flat’ (tangping)
Bloomberg NYC
Last week I bid farewell to NYC, wrapping up a few months at 731 Lex, the Bloomberg office on 59th and Lexington. These past few months have been a surreal yet gentle initiation into adult life. Waking up at 6am, walking to the 77th station in the dark, the city stirring awake, the empty-wide boulevards … Continue reading Bloomberg NYC
Conversations with Three Harvard University Presidents
Here's what I recommend to every person about to graduate: Reach out to the professor you've always wanted to meet but never had the chance to! Take the opportunity to get to know them before you step out of the school gates — we underestimate how readily accessible professors are while we're still students. Only … Continue reading Conversations with Three Harvard University Presidents
My First Bloomberg Feature Is on NYC’s Public Toilet Shortage
My first-ever Bloomberg feature story just came out today on CityLab, Will New York City Finally Get More Public Bathrooms? 🚽 (no paywall. no paywall! no paywall!!!) This was sparked by the fact that every time I was with friends walking around in New York City, there was literally no way to find a bathroom … Continue reading My First Bloomberg Feature Is on NYC’s Public Toilet Shortage