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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Emory Babb, 32, cofounder of Grassroots, a vegan company based in Beijing.At 23, I was working at a youth rehab facility in Oregon — the last stop before prison for most of the kids. I’d graduated with a degree in public…
It started with a Facebook message.”Hey,” it said. “I’m going to be in your area soon, and I’d love to see you and your family. Pick your favorite restaurant. Price doesn’t matter.”It was from an old friend. We’d been close in college. Then life happened. We moved, changed, and grew…
When I first moved to Charleston, South Carolina with my husband and infant, I didn’t know anyone.Living in a condominium community just across the bridge from the Isle of Palms was a dream come true, not only for the palm trees and easy beach access, but because it was here…
For some, clarity comes in moments of stillness. For Malcolm Wood, it’s usually the opposite.”A casual morning for me would include going up 1,000 meters into the mountains, speed flying back to the field in front of my house, and hopping on a phone call by 9 a.m.,” Wood told…
