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1. The great outdoors. I have always been a city girl, but in my city, if you’re out of airconditioning for 2 minutes, you get sweaty and lose all fresh feeling. It’s not the same where I am now. The air is fresh, the landscape, amazing. I cannot wax poetic enough of how beautiful everything I’ve seen so far is. And how I get why people do this now, to reset and find time away. I was mistaken, and I will take all opportunities to go on adventures from now on. 2. Reroutes. From hitting one of the most cities of the world and needing to cancel twice, the universe…

1. New experiences. In the same thread as last week, openness to new things and new experiences (that didn’t lead to me being drawn and quartered) really gave me a different perspective on things I thought I had already made my mind up on. Needless to say, I’m going to keep my “Life is short, try the thing.” motto for a bit more. 2. People that feel like home. I forgot how much I missed the people I’m with this week, and how amazing it feels to be with people that feel like home is. I’ve been sleeping better and have woken up feeling cheerier than I’ve been for a…

1. The outdoors. I need to acknowledge how lucky I am to be able to experience the beauty of nature in these times. I may not be the most responsible right now, but I am taking in all I can before I go back to isolation. 2. Very long hugs from a beautiful soul. In an amazing twist of fate, a friend driving cross country was in the same city I was in for a few hours. I have admired and appreciated him since I met him, and to have a few hours with him was surreal. I am eternally grateful. 3. Interesting people. My comfort zone has been tested…

1. Being able to hug a friend I haven’t seen in a year. It’s been too hecking long, and being silly and catching up over drinks and sushi was amazing. My favorite part was just sitting in the car not wanting to leave because we had so much to talk about. 2. Kind hearts. I am always astounded by how people can directly be cruel or fake, and it really throws me off sometimes. But this week, I got to witness so much kindness from friends, and it was a breath of fresh air in what seems like an overwhelming drowning. 3. New experiences. This weekend I did new things…

Old places being closer than I thought. I recently trekked to a restaurant I’ve loved and had only been able to deliver takeout from last year, and got one of my favorite bowls in the world. Hanoi bun cha will continue to be a revelation and I will have it in every restaurant that has it outside Hanoi. My second shot. I got my second shot and there were no major scary things, just wrist being super sore and feeling sleepy for 2-3 days. It could have been worse. Getting back on a bike for a hot second. I tested out a bike rental for 10 minutes to see if…

1. Grody walks to the office made so much better by the company. I honestly love walking places, I just wish the city was less scary to do it alone. 2. Rob and Clif. No explanation. Period. 3. Sitting on office floors again. I am always the person trying to find a quiet corner, and I usually find office floors the most comfortable places I can be at work. 4. Adventure. Small ones, big ones, amazing ones. I have seen so much, and experienced a ton, and they teach me every single time. Song of the week: I’d Rather Go Blind by Dua Lipa What are you grateful for this…

1. Learning a ton. Overwhelmingly so, and I am still processing everything, but it has certainly been an education. 2. Coke slurpees in 36 degree weather. Dangerous for me to start drinking these again, but a respite from intensely hot weather that has been making my nose bleed. 3. Real hugs from real people. It’s been too goddamn long without my favorite form of affection. Hugs are magical and we need more of them. Song of the week: The Future by San Holo