Disengagement
7:12pm Saturday night, walking to my dinner reservation at 7:15, restaurant is a fifteen-minute walk: Thoughts running through my head as I power-walk...
One year in the city
On July 7, five days after returning from a trip around the world with some of my best friends, I moved to New York City. I hopped on a plane to becom...
Vulnerability & Grace
One of the most amazing parts of being a Christian is the constant reminder and reality that God loves me and pursues me even when I royally screw up,...
Some advice on the real world
March is an interesting month for people in their young 20s. For sophomores and juniors in college, it’s crunch time for figuring out summer plans. ...
2018
The many Year in Reviews popping up on my newsfeed are filled with positivity, as friends look back on their year with rose-colored glasses. I appreci...
Completely unacceptable.
Friday night, I had the distinct pleasure of eating dinner with my 90-year-old grandfather on his birthday. He came all the way to New York to eat din...
Relieving Yourself
A couple weeks ago, I saw a man suffering from homelessness standing against a building. I was standing nearby, looking at Google maps trying to figur...
Man with Bike
Sunday, 3pm. I’m squeezed between two people, among a group of crushed together people on the 6. The train was so crowded that after one stop an old...
Is he going to kill us?
It’s a little after 9pm. I’ve hopped off the subway and walked up the deserted stairs to above ground, behind a family of three—a black mother w...
The Foot.
I smelled it first. A decaying, infected, atrocious smell that keep wafting toward my side of the train. I was talking to my friend about his adjustme...
The Quiet
The Subway trains here are atrociously loud. In fact, they’re basically as loud as a jet taking off. Don’t believe me? Read this Guardian article ...
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