I recently started freelance writing again after a hiatus, and I’m a lot more passionate about it now than when I did it the first time. Why is that? My First Round of Freelance Writing I started writing for MakeUseOf in July of 2022, and I applied to write in their section all about Macs,Continue reading “Don’t Follow Your Passion: Build It Instead”
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What I’ve Enjoyed While Traveling (Instead of Doing Everything)
What I’ve Enjoyed While Traveling (Instead of Doing Everything) 観光じゃないで、良いしたこと See the last post about not doing everything while traveling HERE! 1. Blog Writing at Starbucks・スタバックスにブログを書く Since I had a wealth of experiences in my first half of my travel and not much time to write, writing has actually been really relaxing. And an added bonusContinue reading “What I’ve Enjoyed While Traveling (Instead of Doing Everything)”
Vacations in Your Hometown
Vacations in Your Hometown Travel is an experience where you see and try new things, but you can also have travel-like experiences at home. New things can simply be doing something routine in a different way, or finding something new within a familiar area. One reason that we don’t find new experiences in familiar landscapesContinue reading “Vacations in Your Hometown”
Life Lessons from the Dojo: What Martial Arts Taught Me
Life Lessons from the Dojo: What Martial Arts Taught Me If you know me in person or have read this blog, you probably have gathered that I study Japanese. One person who I told almost immediately asked, “Why,” in an interrogative tone, and it got me thinking about how to put into words my exactContinue reading “Life Lessons from the Dojo: What Martial Arts Taught Me”
Why Do You Want to Travel?
Why Do You Want to Travel? What is driving you to see the world, find new experiences, and leave home? Everybody has a reason, whether that’s to break the routine and change up the environment, to put checks on a bucket list, or to go to their dream country. Many people, however, travel just toContinue reading “Why Do You Want to Travel?”
Don’t Over-romanticize the Destination
When we make travel plans, many of us tend to fantasize about how wonderful the experience, how beautiful the scenery, and generally how much better than daily life the trip will be. Many people find exactly what they expect, others discover the destination is better than they thought, while some idealize the location so muchContinue reading “Don’t Over-romanticize the Destination”
Saying “No” to Your Friends
You just finished class for the day. You check your phone, and a friend says, “Hey, let’s treat ourselves to some sushi today.” You, without thinking, agree. Then you check your calendar – you have a term paper due in 3 days, a midterm in 4, and a group project in 6 on top of regularContinue reading “Saying “No” to Your Friends”
Ocarinas – How I Found Opportunity From a Niche Hobby
When people ask me about my hobbies, whenever I mention that I play Ocarina, they invariably say things like this: You mean the thing from Zelda? Oh cool! ….what are they? Ocawhatta now? I expect these answers, so I don’t mind it, but the point is: Ocarinas aren’t well known, at least in America. They’reContinue reading “Ocarinas – How I Found Opportunity From a Niche Hobby”
Andy Cormier 