• The Scariest Moment is Always Just Before You Start

    The Scariest Moment is Always Just Before You Start

    Whoever said “It’s not about the destination. It’s the journey” never flew on a long haul flight. Those flights can be painful, tiresome, jet-lagging, and not to mention absolutely boring despite whatever Disney movie is playing above you on the TV screen. As someone who has flown from Europe to the USA countless times, I’ve…

  • Adjusting to Your Home is no Different than a New Country

    Adjusting to Your Home is no Different than a New Country

    I’ve been home from China for nearly three weeks now. While it hasn’t hit me that I’m not going back to China any time soon yet, there’s one thing that both countries have in common. Adjusting to each place can be difficult. First, there’s the jet lag There’s a twelve-hour difference between Michigan and China.…

  • Why Women Lose Interest — It’s Two Things

    Why Women Lose Interest — It’s Two Things

    When I first started dating, I believed attraction was an art. A beautiful mosaic that two people painted together, each with their unique brush strokes and favorite hues. I still believe this to some degree. It’s two intricate, complex humans coming together to create something equally intricate and complex. This view of attraction as art…

  • Going Bald Taught Me Not to Care About Stupid Shit

    Going Bald Taught Me Not to Care About Stupid Shit

    Whoever said “It’s not about the destination. It’s the journey” never flew on a long haul flight. Those flights can be painful, tiresome, jet-lagging, and not to mention absolutely boring despite whatever Disney movie is playing above you on the TV screen. As someone who has flown from Europe to the USA countless times, I’ve…

  • Beauty is Gene Deep but give me those little imperfections

    Beauty is Gene Deep but give me those little imperfections

    Whoever said “It’s not about the destination. It’s the journey” never flew on a long haul flight. Those flights can be painful, tiresome, jet-lagging, and not to mention absolutely boring despite whatever Disney movie is playing above you on the TV screen. As someone who has flown from Europe to the USA countless times, I’ve…

  • The Unexpected Benefit of Writing Letters to My Kids Every Month

    The Unexpected Benefit of Writing Letters to My Kids Every Month

    Whoever said “It’s not about the destination. It’s the journey” never flew on a long haul flight. Those flights can be painful, tiresome, jet-lagging, and not to mention absolutely boring despite whatever Disney movie is playing above you on the TV screen. As someone who has flown from Europe to the USA countless times, I’ve…

  • Korean Beauty Standards, My Mom, and Me

    Korean Beauty Standards, My Mom, and Me

    Whoever said “It’s not about the destination. It’s the journey” never flew on a long haul flight. Those flights can be painful, tiresome, jet-lagging, and not to mention absolutely boring despite whatever Disney movie is playing above you on the TV screen. As someone who has flown from Europe to the USA countless times, I’ve…

  • Stop Holding Onto Someone Who Is Already Gone

    Stop Holding Onto Someone Who Is Already Gone

    Whoever said “It’s not about the destination. It’s the journey” never flew on a long haul flight. Those flights can be painful, tiresome, jet-lagging, and not to mention absolutely boring despite whatever Disney movie is playing above you on the TV screen. As someone who has flown from Europe to the USA countless times, I’ve…

  • How Much Fighting in a Relationship Is Too Much?

    How Much Fighting in a Relationship Is Too Much?

    Whoever said “It’s not about the destination. It’s the journey” never flew on a long haul flight. Those flights can be painful, tiresome, jet-lagging, and not to mention absolutely boring despite whatever Disney movie is playing above you on the TV screen. As someone who has flown from Europe to the USA countless times, I’ve…