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Autumn
Read More: AutumnI spend the weekdays pushing my way through the crowded subway and weaving through midtown foot traffic. As I stand on the subway platform, I sometimes stare into the filth-ridden subway tracks and wonder about what sort of NY pizza-eating rats and strange things are lurking around. When commuting, I’m in an in-between state of…
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Press pause
Read More: Press pauseSometimes when I’m laying in bed, about to drift off into sleep, my life passes before my eyes. Not the call-911-type of a situation, but snapshots from my life flicker about. It may be a result of the research I’m doing about the growing up experiences of Asian immigrant women in corporate leadership. Or it could…
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Fear is a four letter word.
Read More: Fear is a four letter word.Hello. This is so unlike me. I went through four seasons without taking Bambi for a spin. Trailering used to be a regular part of my life when I lived on the West Coast. I can blame the fact that there was a lack of time or that I was adapting to a new job, new…
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Cold paper bag
Read More: Cold paper bagOne of my earliest memories of my Dad is watching him walk up the path that led to our home in Korea. One evening, my Mom let me wait out front. I don’t know how long I waited. I stood, straining my eyes in the dark. When my Dad finally made his way to our home,…
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Achieving My Goal: How I Got to The New York Times
Read More: Achieving My Goal: How I Got to The New York TimesIt feels like I’ve been there forever. There’s something familiar about working at The New York Times. My colleagues, my boss, the building… it’s as though I’ve walked through those halls before. Perhaps I was there in a past life or in a dream. December was action packed. I flew to San Francisco to propose…
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On the road cooking
Read More: On the road cookingIn 2009, when I was living in San Francisco, I felt as though I was stuck in corporate housing. The newly built apartment lacked character and a sense of home. I tried to make the environment less sterile by putting up artwork, photos, and buying furniture. But nothing helped. A friend of mine suggested I…
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Dolly Llama & Friends
Read More: Dolly Llama & FriendsOne of the main draws to the Woodstock area is the Woodstock Animal Sanctuary, located on Rescue Road in the Catskills. Actually, the entire reason for our Airstream trip was to visit the animals on this farm. This place is not like a zoo where animals are locked up or confined to small spaces. This…
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Of mice and men
Read More: Of mice and menOn October 8th, we packed up the cooler, loaded up the Touareg and set off toward Woodstock, NY for a weekend getaway. It has been about five months since I last hitched up Bambi. Once we arrived at the storage site, I unlocked the front door and stepped into the familiar surroundings. The low aluminum ceiling,…