Untethered

Sri Lanka: An Unexpected Beginning

Open the gate and go straight into the garden, turn left at the coconut tree, walk across the lawn, and take the stairs to door number four where you’ll…

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July 2025

What Paris Couldn't Contain

My childhood days were mostly spent barefoot.

Jul 12 • 

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June 2025

Single Parenting and Living Outside the Lines

We didn’t do traditional, and that was the point.

Jun 13 • 

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May 2025

From Mexico to Paris: Notes on Belonging

Exactly a month ago, I arrived in Paris with two heavy suitcases, a large backpack, and the kind of naive optimism that comes from stepping into a…

May 23 • 

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April 2025

Sabrage at Sunset

The art of sabrage dates back to the French Revolution when Napoleon and his soldiers would famously strike the tops off champagne bottles with their…

Apr 11 • 

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March 2025

Between Two Worlds: Privilege, Migration, and Belonging

Though the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone has the right to live safely and freely, the reality is that not everyone has the…

Mar 23 • 

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Stumbling into Storytelling: My Unexpected Path to Writing

In Roxane Gay’s MasterClass, Writing for Social Change (something we need a lot more of in the U.S.

Mar 7 • 

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February 2025

On Friendship, Farewells, and Meals That Linger

I have long romanticized the idea of dining at a long communal table with a group of interesting people.

Feb 28 • 

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Kindred Spirits, Generations Apart

I wrapped my cardigan around myself, crossing my arms to keep the wind from blowing it open as I walked along the malecón.

Feb 7 • 

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January 2025

My Own White Lotus Experience

I lounged in my heated private plunge pool, reading A Cook’s Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal by Anthony Bourdain.

Jan 31 • 

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New Language, New Persona?

Discovering my Spanish and French Self

Jan 10 • 

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The Year of Pleasure: Savoring Life in 2025

On the first day of 2025, I woke to the sounds of a store alarm wailing like a siren outside my bedroom window.

Jan 3 • 

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