I've been wanting to write you this email for weeks.
And now that I've got flights booked and I passed a background check and all that good stuff, it feels like I can finally tell you...
...that, in a bit of a plot twist, I've decided to take a full-time job myself.
Rest easy, kid
It's been a hot minute, hasn't it?
I'm jumping onto hotel wifi to check in with you, on account of I'm in Galway (like, Ireland) for the next couple days.
Just arrived with USA BFF Sara, after showing off some truly impressive left-side-of-the-road motoring skills on the freeway from Dublin this morning.
I'm honestly having the world's best month as far as travel is concerned, and you should follow along on Instagram as per usual. Ireland this week, and then forcefully unplugging myself to the best of my ability in Italy next week.
The crazy email story [Part 2]
This is the story all about how it came to be that I wound up emailing a contact in Berlin that I'd never met–but who attended university in the same town as I did in Northern England–about a networking opportunity in San Francisco.
Read moreThe crazy email story [Part 1]
Hey Friend,
I actually can't believe it. In the 2+ years of writing this email to you -- week in, week out -- I've never told you this story.
I'm embarrassed at myself. Goodness
Darling, today I'm going to tell you Part 1 of a hero's tale.
Read moreI say a little prayer for you
Hey Friend,
When I was a kid, I developed this theory about love:
I would rather go down trying.
Looking back now, I can almost definitely trace this theory back to my lifelong obsession with the Julia Roberts character in My Best Friend's Wedding.