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Big Changes: How Alex Cherney built his own Tiny House
In this piece, we connect with filmmaker and musician, Alex Cherney, on how he built his own Tiny House and the impact it’s had on his life.
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Smash Your Pumpkin: Connecting Catharsis & Sustainability
Ready or not, fall is finally here – the season of the pumpkin. Autumn is the harvest time for this versatile veggie so you’ll see them everywhere. According to the US Department of Agriculture, more than 800 million pounds of pumpkin are harvested across America, majority of which will be processed and canned while the […]
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A Day To Be Pigged Out
Are you ready for it? Are you ready for yet another weekend-long binge of bacon? Thanks to the graduate students of the University of Colorado who invented International Bacon Day, we have a perfect excuse to scarf down (more than) a few strips of crispy and chewy perfection. These fatty, salty, cured meat strips are […]
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Slow-dating: realistic pace to more mindful connections
One of the unexpected gifts from these long seasons in quarantine is the abundance of time. This reflective period has given people an opportunity to look inward, to know themselves better and realize what is most important. Not surprisingly, this shift towards increased mindfulness has also permeated into how singles approach dating and inviting new […]
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Discovering Creativity, Culture and Croffles
Returning to Hong Kong from London for a year now, I spent most of 2020 buried with work and online classes. With what seemed like never-ending projects and commissions coming my way all at once, I barely had any time to explore the city, only squeezing in one to two days per week to catch […]
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Reminiscing the Taste of London
Known for being one of the most diverse cities in the world, London prides itself in offering extensive, multicultural cuisines while up-keeping its British classic delicacies. As a student studying there, London’s vibrant culinary scene is an adventure I’ve yet to finish exploring. Nonetheless, I’ve summed up three of my favorite spots that I frequent […]
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My Panacea For Homesickness
Homesickness – the ineffable surge of nostalgia, a feeling that we are all too familiar with, especially given all that has been going on. Just like many of us, I haven’t been able to visit home for a period longer than usual. Growing up in an Asian family, dinner isn’t just right without a bowl […]
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4th of July in New York
Good news came in the mail this month. I finally received my long-awaited Green Card to stay in America with my husband. Hooray! It was a journey that I assumed would be shorter since I’m Canadian and married to an American – but I digress. Naturally, we wanted to celebrate. After more than a year […]
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An Easy Breezy Summer To-Do-List
The arrival of summer has opened up a new chapter amidst the pandemic. With the increase in vaccinations and relaxed travel guidelines, there’s finally a glimpse of hope at the end of the tunnel for the summer we’ve so longingly desired. At last, the binge-watching of TV shows and lousy home attire doesn’t have to […]
My Husband Loves Color
We all love black for the same reason, it’s easy. It’s a chic default. It’s a uniform and a shield. It’s safe and accepted. Black goes with everything and frees up our mental energy to worry about the other big and small emergencies life throws at us. This is a story of how my husband […]
