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My name is Nora and I’m excited to share my passion for Chinese language and culture with you through my project, ChinesewithNora. I was born and raised in China, and I am a native Mandarin speaker. My major in college was Chinese language and literature. Later, I became interested in ...

There are plenty of tools that will save you a lot of time, or make your life somehow easier. We will cover one for taking your hand notes or scratches this time, but the authors killed its potential with an incorrect subscription model. Here is why it turns this otherwise great tool into an expensi...

A powerful social barrier is formed by wearing masks, and in many places there is even an antagonistic reaction to those who wear masks. Psychological, physical, and social experiences blend to create our reality, and all dimensions must be cared for. So, how can we enter this inherent space o...

Humans often disagree on most things: from arguing over the best restaurant in town to the greatest footballer ever. However, most humans — ancient or modern, from the East or the West, living in the mountains or deserts — would agree that the ultimate purpose of any human endeavor is to...

Michael Quan is like any other average Joe. He is a father of two living in California who had a regular office job. But unlike most of us, he was able to retire in his 30s. It only took him a decade of saving and investing. Michael jumped into the job market with a $42,000 annual paychec...

“Oh, goodness! My heart is breaking! Can you do something?” Her voice echoed the pain in her heart. My wife stood at our front door, looking out the window at a sorrowful sight. A young mule deer was walking across our street, going from our neighbour’s lush lawn and aiming for ...

First up, we have the ‘Gear Guru.’ This person looks like they’ve robbed an outdoor store. They have the latest GPS-enabled watch, the boots that cost more than my rent, and enough gadgets to make Batman jealous. They’re ready to dispense advice, wanted or not, on t...

What is the purpose of your role as Velocity Program Manager: As the Velocity Program Manager, I take 60+ early stage startup founders a year through our pre-accelerator, helping them find their feet in the entrepreneurial ecosystem and start to build the skills and connections they’ll ne...

So I met my Moroccan husband on a London bus. Bus 328 to be precise and I was travelling from Chelsea to Golders Green and he hopped on, in Ladbroke Grove and sat right next to me. I noticed his big capable hands and he was wearing a suite which I thought was great attire. We never spoke or looked a...

Turkey always had a special fascination for me ever since I was a kid. A lot of it had to do with pages and illustrations from history books, I think. And then when I grew up and started to read Orhan Pamuk novels, I was getting increasingly drawn to this country. His novel, Istanbul, portrayed the ...