Lisbon
After years of hesitation, procrastination and unsubstantiated perfectionism, I've been told to cast the net and start my website/blog in its imperfect state. So VOILA. It's a lot harder than it looks. How does one stop trying to be a perfectionist? It was interesting. In
Lisbon
I already dedicated 8 years of my life to studying, don’t necessarily think I’m better off for it, and yet I still felt the need to apply to a software engineering course. Here’s why.
I never thought coming out as a survivor, on a website that nobody reads, would be so hard. Yet, I find myself struggling describe myself as a survivor. A survivor of what? What do I tell people? Complex trauma? Sexual abuse? Childhood sexual abuse? Incest? Is that weird? Does it
Lisbon
It’s been exactly a week since I arrived in Lisbon and I already have a few highlights to share.
Life
Yes, I did include a quote from Kung Fu Panda, because Master Shifu is awesome.
Life
It is a bit hypocritical. For someone so passionate about climate change to be flying all over the world. Yet, in my head, I’ve always managed to justify it.
San Francisco
In San Francisco, I was more confident that the insults I’d receive for running a red light wouldn’t be race-based than whether I would make it up the next hill if it was over >20%.
San Francisco
People here take a lot more risks, which is also why they throw a lot more money at ideas that have the potential to work. It's like buying an insanely expensive lottery ticket.
San Francisco
My expectations for San Francisco included meeting lots of passionate and ambitious people, with big dreams to change the world in a meaningful way.
San Francisco
That said, I have occasionally doubted whether or not it was the right choice to come here. In my dad's words: "Fay, you've already been poor (aka. a student) for 8 years and you finally graduated, and now you want to go on another internship for zero monies?
San Francisco
Every time I read about or meet people founding their own company, I think “damn, that’s so cool, why am I not doing that”. In the end, I know I’d regret not trying more than I’d hate failing.
Life
“It will be fun” they said. “You can do anything” they said. “The world is at your feet they said” they said. In some ways it is. Infinite possibilities. How comforting yet absolutely useless.
