These past 3 days I spent in Medellin, one of Colombia’s most popular cities due to its reputation for a violent history of cocaine trafficking. The city has gone through a lot of changes and today it’s one of the most beautiful cities in the world, in my opinion :). As you may know from … More Colombia days 7-9: deep appreciation in Medellin + paragliding!
I’m back from 3 amazing days in the Amazon Rainforest! This trip was hands down the most I’ve ever roughed it, but it was one of the best experiences of my life. I’ve dreamed of going to the Amazon since I was little, so the whole experience was truly a dream come true. Day 3: … More Colombia days 3-6: dream come true in the Amazon + spontaneous detour
I have about a million thoughts to cover from my first two days in Colombia. If I’m honest, I originally didn’t have the highest expectations for Bogota. I’m not the biggest fan of big cities and so I decided to stay in Bogota for only one full day to relax after flying from SF and … More Colombia days 1-2: beginnings in Bogota + finally feeling ready
Hey there! How are y’all doing? I’m going to switch things up and do this post differently from my usual weekend recaps. Instead, I have a few random thoughts and little moments stored in my brain from the week and so I’ll list them here. 1) My favorite Marina coffee shop: For the past few … More 5 random things of my week
I’m starting to feel like myself again 🙂 This past week I spent each and every moment doing things that made me happy. Every day after work I made plans to reconnect with old friends/get to know new friends, work out, cook dinner, and most importantly, put myself first. I’m a huge believer in the … More Feeling like myself again + something to look forward to
Happy Monday! I’m pretty beat coming out of the weekend, a pretty crazy one filled with lots of booze and seeing friends (old and new). Friday: Sam Feldt concert On Friday, I met a new friend for drinks after work at my favorite bar, Jones. What originated as a low-key happy hour turned into a … More Spontaneous Sam Feldt concert + Oktoberfest + first A’s game + new friends at kava
Hey hey, how are you all? Hope everything is going fab-u-lous-ly! Following last week’s rarer “serious” posts, I’m happy to say that things have been looking up. I’ve been in a better mood and really focusing on tackling my things-to-make-me-happy-list, and a little is going a long way. I’ve been catching up with friends, focusing … More Lake Tahoe weekend without the lake
Hope you all are having lovely weeks! I have a short recap on my weekend followed by some personal talk below. Overall my weekend was kept pretty low-key outside two fun activities. In between was actually filled with some work. Sophie and I went shopping and grabbed sushi for dinner on Saturday. Sophie just got a … More Mountain biking in Marin + opening up finally…
Hey guys! Guess what? I turned 25 years old!! My quarter-century birthday was last week and it definitely went down as one of my favorites, if not my all time favorite yet. My actual birthday was on Thursday, and I rang it in by hanging with Julia, Rahul, and James. They treated me to happy … More My 25th birthday!! Beer bicycle + Pacifica hike + other Labor Day fun + new chapter and here to stay
This past weekend, I went backpacking in the Eastern Sierras, a much anticipated trip among me and some friends. After 2 intense weeks of work travel, I was feeling super burnt out, and even contemplated ditching this trip to stay home. I’m SO glad I got my butt up and chose to go – being … More Backpacking in the Sierras: Mammoth Lakes
I Run Like A Girl 