Dating and Diets: What Happens When a Vegan Dates a Carnivore?
If oysters are a love potion, veggie burgers are fighting fuel. Since going vegan about eight years ago, I’ve been around enough veggie burgers —…
Faking It: On Pretending to Be a Grown-Up
I halt my chair-swiveling when one of my students — a big-shot Korean businessman — walks in. I stand up, and I give my best…
The Best Way to Help a Friend With a Terminally Ill Parent
“Mommy has cancer.” I looked back, blankly. I already knew, at age 6, that “cancer” is supposed to be scary, but so was the sound…
3 Reasons Your College Connections Are Indispensable
There were some things I was determined to leave behind after college: All-nighters, pre-exam jitters, on-campus parking wars, and my ramen-and-frozen-veggies budget, to name a…
How to Make the Best Impression With Your SO’s Friends
My boyfriend Adam and I landed in Florida with our airplane pillows still attached to our necks. It was so late that the usually busy…
Why ‘Best Friends’ Don’t Have to Talk Every Day
Kalina and I met our first year of middle school, when I may have well as been Regina George. Not just because I was blonde,…
4 Ways to Revamp Your Resume This Summer
After leaving my English teaching job in Seoul, I started frantically applying for jobs back in my home state of Florida. Two weeks later, and…
Why You Need to Travel With Your S.O. Before Getting Serious
The elevator doors opened, and my boyfriend, Adam, and I were greeted by fireworks and a team of Japanese men waving enthusiastically. One of the…
5 Ways to Successfully Transition From College to ‘Real Life’
Walking across the graduation stage, I had a simple mantra: Don’t trip. I shook hands with University of South Florida’s president, and, blinded by stage…
The Life-Changing Magic of Doing What Works for Me
In college, I was a clutter queen. I didn’t have a lot of extra money to decorate my dull new room, so I started buying…
