Category: California

California, Family, happy place, history, memory lane

When Surprise Visits Make Your Weekend

One of the things that really, truly bummed me out when I got married last year was the fact that none – literally none – of my friends back home attended. I understand why, of course, and can even explain to you the reason behind their absences. Mainly it had to do with the fact …

California, Masters program, world domination

My competitive landscape in Chile

My competitive pool is much smaller in Chile. Granted, this is perhaps directly correlated to the fact that Chile has a population of about 16,758,114, of which, about 85% is urban dwelling… i.e. the majority of them are crowding my space here in Santiago. But I spent days wondering, how many of these 16+ million …