Tag: culture
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Magnificent, Decadent Cakes: My Letter From Love (Part 2)
Based on Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Letters From Love” newsletter Last week I shared my Letter From Love, based on Elizabeth Gilbert’s practice of writing letters to (and from) Unconditional Love, which she’s been sharing on her Substack newsletter. This is part 2 of that story; I recommend you go back and read my letter before diving…
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Going Over My Boss’s Head: How It Started
Awhile back I noticed my supervisor at work was not doing his job properly. Steve had joined our team a few months prior, and for those first few months, I noticed he wasn’t doing what he needed to do but I figured he was still learning the ropes, and I decided to give it time.…
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What We Notice When We Snap Our Laptops Shut
Arlington, MA-January 2023 I spent this past week in DC for work. I flew down Monday evening, so I could go to in-person meetings with colleagues and work from our office in Arlington, VA. I’ve just joined a new project this month; there is so much to be done. The gravitational pull of my work…
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Expat Life As Seen by a Newcomer Vs. A Cynic
And The Expat Street Cred Score One year after moving from the US to Amman, Jordan One of the things I most appreciate about living overseas: everyone is interesting. Everyone has some story to tell or is doing some interesting work. Life in Amman can be hard, dusty, and sometimes exhausting. But it is also…
Curious Georgie 
–مرحبا سلام Thank you so much, what a lovely comment to receive! I think you’re right; we can’t always be…