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Bloomberg NYC

September 30, 2022September 30, 20225 Comments

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

Conversation Sparks: Life, you’re the dancing queen

November 7, 2019April 7, 20206 Comments

We tend to romanticize the past. For a while, I complained to friends that I was feeling the belated onslaught of the Sophomore Slump — call it the Junior Jetlag. Every seven hours, I would reminisce about my idyllic, fulfilling sophomore fall. But then, I went to read what I wrote one year ago — my pillow … Continue reading Conversation Sparks: Life, you’re the dancing queen

Futuristic thoughts while grocery shopping

June 22, 2019July 12, 20199 Comments

This marks the end of my third week in New York. Say what? It is true. This means three weeks of LIVING ALONE in the biggest city in the United States, actually WORKING eight to nine hours a day in a cubicle on the 21st floor of a massive glass tower, and actually being a … Continue reading Futuristic thoughts while grocery shopping

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Globetrotter & lover of stories. I like funny horoscopes, berries, green tea, film soundtracks, long walks, lyrics that rhyme, love stories, wild histories, and happy endings on good days, bad days and days in-between : ) Harvard '22.

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