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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jillian Kurovski, a 27-year-old Ph.D. student living in South Korea for a year. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I was doing spider research in Guam when I got an email saying that my birth mother…
“And you still like each other?” is one of the most common questions my partner, Sean, and I get when we tell someone we’re entering our fourth year calling a small camper van home. Loading audio narration… People usually ask it in a joking tone. We all chuckle, but there’s…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Matt Lowrie, 55, a former Google employee who lives in Colorado. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I’ve always been interested in financial independence and investing.When I was a kid I asked my grandad, who…
Claims of historic performance are often exaggerated on Wall Street. But April was one for the record books. Loading audio narration… The sharp rebound across global markets pushed stocks to all-time highs, with the S&P 500 rising more than 10% in April. Hedge Fund Research called it a “historic gain”…
Last year, my nervous system felt like it was always in survival mode. I’d just moved to Seattle for work, leaving most of my friends in sunny California. Loading audio narration… Seattle winters, meanwhile, are known for being rainy and gloomy rather than snowy. The sun would set around 5…
A few years ago, when our son was 8, one of his mates asked if he could go bike riding around the neighborhood with him. This particular kid is a strong mountain bike rider and has always been mature for his age, so his parents trusted his judgment when he…
“I don’t know how you do it.” As a working mom of five kids under age 11, this is something I might hear a few times per week. My answer is always simple, and has nothing to do with my parenting skills, “Grandma lives down the street,” I admit. Loading…
This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Jesse Brooks, a 35-year-old videographer who lives in Fayetteville, Georgia, an Atlanta suburb. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… The Atlanta area is one of several hot spots for data center development, and the town…
When I first moved from Poland to Austin, Texas, for a short-term internship in my mid-20s, I never intended to stay. Loading audio narration… As a new graduate, my goal was to get some hands-on experience in international business practices before returning home to work with my dad and teach…
This ‘as-told-to’ essay is based on a conversation with Juli Ford, a 57-year-old real estate agent and certified senior advisor based in Massachusetts. It has been edited for length and clarity.When my children were young, we saw my parents all the time.We lived very close to each other in South…
