Month: October 2024

October 30, 2024 Work Post a Comment

Modern Life in Modern Cities

Living in San Francisco has taught me that cities are basically giant experiments in human behavior. Every morning I walk past the Golden Gate Bridge and watch the fog roll in, and I’m reminded that even in the most tech-saturated place on earth, we’re still at the mercy of natural rhythms. The bridge itself is this perfect metaphor for modern urban life. Built nearly a century ago, but still carrying us forward every day.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately as I watch my neighborhood change. The corner café where I used to grab coffee and work on my laptop quietly for hours? Now it’s packed with remote workers taking video calls, digital nomads planning their next destination, and startup founders pitching ideas over oat milk lattes. The energy is completely different, but somehow it still works.

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October 25, 2024 Health Post a Comment

Run to Stay Healthy

I used to hate running. Like, really hate it. The idea of voluntarily making myself breathe hard and sweat seemed absurd when I could just walk everywhere or ride my bike. But last year, after spending way too many hours hunched over my laptop editing photos, my back started screaming at me. My doctor casually mentioned that running might help, and I figured I’d give it a shot for a month.

That month turned into a year, and now I can’t imagine my routine without it. Not because I’ve become some fitness fanatic, but because running in the city has completely changed how I experience the places I thought I knew. When you’re moving at that pace, somewhere between walking and cycling, you notice different things. The way shadows fall across certain streets at 7 AM. The smell of fresh bread from that bakery on Irving that I’d walked past a hundred times without really noticing.

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October 25, 2024 Travel Post a Comment

Visit Countries by Train

There’s something magical about watching a country unfold slowly through a train window. I learned this firsthand during three weeks in Japan last spring, when I decided to get a JR Pass and see how much ground I could cover using only trains. What started as a practical transportation decision turned into one of the most immersive travel experiences I’ve ever had.

The photo above captures exactly what I mean. This is Tokyo Station at rush hour, but instead of feeling chaotic, there’s this incredible sense of order and purpose. Everyone knows where they’re going, the trains run exactly on time, and there’s a rhythm to it all that you can only appreciate when you’re part of the system rather than just passing through it.

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October 16, 2024 Photography Post a Comment

Night-Time Photography

I never thought I’d become someone who sets alarms for 3 AM, but here we are. This shot of Delicate Arch with the Milky Way behind it required getting up before dawn, hiking through Arches National Park in complete darkness, and then waiting for hours for the perfect alignment. But when you see the galaxy stretched across the sky like this, framing one of nature’s most iconic formations, every bit of lost sleep becomes worth it.

Night photography has completely changed how I see the world around me. During the day, we’re surrounded by artificial light that washes out the sky and makes us forget what’s actually above us. But get far enough from city lights, wait for the right conditions, and suddenly you’re standing under the same sky that has inspired humans for thousands of years.

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