Tag: Outside

My cat, Frostie, is probably the world’s only overweight Siamese. It’s not his fault. He doesn’t eat much and he gets anti-allergenic food. But okay… He’s a tad bit lazy. But whenever there were loud noises outside, fireworks to celebrate different holidays or...

“True racial equity is only possible by closing the racial disparity gaps caused by systems and structure of oppression.” You’ve likely heard this before. It is an argument: structures of oppression (e.g., racism) cause disparities in life outcomes. It is an action: to dismant...

Last year, I read about a challenge to spend 1000 hours outside within a year. I spend plenty of time outside, but I wasn’t sure if I’d effortlessly climb to 1000 hours. I decided to give the challenge a try. I downloaded an app where I recorded my minutes. Any time I spent more than fiv...

STEP ONE. I can’t stress the importance of this step enough — wait a day or two to see if the mama comes around. Giving a cold starving street cat a home is a wonderful act of kindness, but taking a sweet kitten from its mama isn’t!! That kitten might be just fine on the street. In...

Ifyou popped into the Northern beaches of Sydney over the weekend you might be forgiven for thinking you were in the wrong city. It’s supposed to be the coldest time of year but people are already in their bikinis and swimming in the ocean like as they would in the middle of summer. The Gua...

In Prague. I knew when I saw the call for participants that this was right for me. A city I had always wanted to visit, immersed in an activity that I wanted to get serious about. I had admired Kafka for decades, ever since reading “The Metamorphosis” as a college sophomore. The absur...

Every time I met someone in New York who told me that they had visited Paris, one recurring theme kept coming up: Paris is beautiful but the people are not very nice. I would then ask what transpired for them to reach this unflattering conclusion about Parisians. Many times, they would say: &ldqu...

I travel all around the UK working so I am not scared to go outside, however I don’t often switch off and stand away from my devices for more than a few hours. Or, delegate Medium to small, and me to important. But that is exactly what I did last weekend, and now the world makes more...

The truth of social sabbatical is having 4 weeks of fun with people? Being honest: being in such a close constellation always means you will see your struggles you are working on your whole live. In Social Sabbatcial after the pandemic it feels more than intense being with a small group of new peopl...

Amsterdam is a city that is world-famous for its breathtaking canals, renowned museums and liberal attitudes. With its picturesque scenery, cultural offerings, and lively atmosphere, it has earned a place on many travel bucket lists, and rightfully so. It’s a city that has the potential to ful...