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As parents, there are some lessons we don’t realize we need to teach our children. Not that they wouldn’t learn it regardless, but having the patience to walk them through experiences we take for granted — writing a check, telling analog time, being safe when walking alone — is a…
I watch the pink-and-white-hued trees drooping under the weight of the cherry blossoms pass by the tram window. It is always a pleasure to watch them in spring. I enjoy watching vignettes of life flash by — people going about their day, while I admire Paris in its changing seasons.…
Before my husband and I decided to move our family of four from Connecticut to Las Rozas de Madrid, a suburb northwest of the Spanish capital, we’d spent over four years in what we believed would be our forever home. Loading audio narration… We never planned to move from our…
When my daughter told me she was running in the 5th-grade track meet, memories rushed back from a time in my life when running meant everything to me. Loading audio narration… In high school, I ran varsity and was captain of my track and cross-country teams. Running was my life.…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Margot Hollander, 64, a retired dance teacher and project manager. She lives in the Dutch tiny home village of Minitopia, Eindhoven. The piece has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… After my divorce, I had to find somewhere…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sandra Navarro, a 33-year-old who lives in Arizona and assembles furniture for customers on Taskrabbit. Business Insider verified her earnings. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.I originally saw an advertisement for Taskrabbit in New York several years ago.At…
Don’t get me wrong — I love my husband, and we’re great companions — at home and on the road. But I was thrilled when he decided not to join me on a trip to Querétaro, a city two hours from where we live part of the year in Mexico.…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Marie Pabelonio, a 38-year-old editorial lead at Google, based in the Bay Area. This story has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve been at Google since 2019, and as a writer, I knew AI would affect my role.Looking back on my…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nuala O’Hanlon, who quit her marketing role at Primark in Dublin to backpack through Asia. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve been in the fashion merchandising and marketing industry for my decadelong career. I started taking on visual merchandising…
My husband and I wanted space. We wanted to be off-grid. Loading audio narration… After years of traveling in a van, our wild hippie hearts wanted a place where we could build whatever we wanted, meditate outside in the sun, and feel inspired by natural, untouched land nearby.When we first…
