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7 Months of Leaving
→: 7 Months of LeavingAt the start of the year, I had the idea to kill postcards and instead send a digital postcard from everywhere I left in 2016. The year is half over, and so it seems like a good time to reflect on this project. It has bought me so much joy – I’ve struggled to find…
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This Week (and last)
→: This Week (and last)Life Enjoyed the long weekend, and another day off (one of Colombia’s two independence days), and then escaped to Costa Rica for a real break. I’ve been having amazing adventures, and saw whales! And sloths! And a racoon! And monkeys! Been really great to recharge a bit, because the last while has been brutal. I’ve…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife Work has been pretty brutal lately, so my boss told me to disconnect for a 4 day weekend. Took the time to go up to Parque Arvi, and spent an afternoon in the spa. Went to another yoga class, ended up being 1:1 this time – terror! Media All caught up with the Kardashians. Watching…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife Had an awesome weekend exploring Guatape, which is such a beautiful place. Bought another Domestic Object. Went to a yoga class in Spanish (I am so bad at Yoga), and also an Android meetup. Been reading novels again, which is nice. Decided to take July off blogging, for $reasons. Media All caught up with…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife Came “home” to Medellin, to the closest to a real home I’ve had since September 2014. Unpacked. Bought a kettle. And a teapot. Joined a new gym (this one isn’t in a sex tourist hotel), went to spin class for the first time in forever. Took myself off for the long weekend. Media Reading…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife Hanging out with friends in the UK, and making new ones. Managed to go swimming twice and wonder around a bit. Flying back to Medellin to move into my new place – yay! Work Hectic 2 days trying to get a week’s worth of meetings in (nooooooo!) and then management training, and conference. Had…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife Catching up with friends in NYC, which is always great! Also got to see some friends – some that I had only interacted with online – in Chicago. Got a hair cut! Walked along the highline a bunch, which was lovely. Work Hectic. Working on product definition and research stuff, and I got…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife Trying to prioritise myself more. I went swimming, which was amazing (my apartment didn’t have a pool – sadness), worked out, and got myself a 3-month apartment for when I come back in a couple of weeks. Work A lot of planning and product definition work. Saying goodbye to my team after our…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife Went to the Museo de la Antioquia to see the latest exhibitions, to the market that only happens on the first Saturday of the month, and also to the Van Gogh experience, which I really loved – surprisingly, given there were no originals. It was video set to music with quotes from the artist.…