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Manila Philippines Sucks In A Useful Way
Why did we make a stop to travel to Manila Philippines on our international gap year, given that it sucks? It’s a good question and I probably need to remind myself of why, because I keep asking the question, why are we here? Currently we are in the thick of our stay at Urban Deca
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Jet Lag Induced Insomnia: Practical Remedies
In our recent move from Costa Rica to Japan, I experienced jet lag induced insomnia for the first time in my life. This was my first time experiencing any sort of extended insomnia. I severely underestimated how bad this would impact me. My guess was that I would sleep really badly for a night, then
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Point Of No Return: Crossing The Event Horizon
Smorgasbord Of Updates Over the past few weeks we have made our way into the thick of preparing for gap year travel. We have been hustling on a variety of fronts, none of which are noteworthy on their own but may be interesting collectively. Up to this point everything was conceptual; mostly research without a
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Scarcity Is A Performance Enhancing Drug
There’s a saying in sports that you can’t manufacture desperation. Any team or individual with their back against the wall is going to be capable of things they otherwise wouldn’t be. Those of us watching may not even understand how in the hell they overcame the odds stacked against them. I have witnessed so many
Traveling Toward Fire
A Premature FI Experiment
