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I Tend to Write About What I Live Through

I Tend to Write About What I Live Through

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I took my first trip alone when I was nine years old. It seemed perfectly reasonable to me at the time. Now that I’m a parent myself, I have absolutely no idea what my parents were thinking. Living Between Languages and Cultures Since then, I’ve traveled across continents, lived in places where the rules were different, and eventually moved my home from one continent to another. Living between languages and cultures taught me that “normal” is mostly a local dialect…

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AI Psychosis: When Artificial Intelligence Becomes Too Real

AI Psychosis: When Artificial Intelligence Becomes Too Real

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What is superintelligence after, and can we make sure it remains safe? This question sent me down yet another rabbit hole. I started researching the people behind AI, the people warning about it, and the people shaping what comes next. The deeper I went, the more convinced I became of one thing: international regulation of artificial intelligence cannot be an afterthought. AI does not respect national borders. Neither should the safeguards governing its most powerful forms. For a long time,…

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Should We Finally Start Calling Soccer Football?

Should We Finally Start Calling Soccer Football?

A blue Labubu collectible celebrates FIFA World Cup 26™ in a colorful football kit with a golden trophy. The World Cup is changing America’s relationship with the world’s game I originally wrote this article for my corporate newsletter, released on July 4, America’s Independence Day, during an extraordinary World Cup. I have updated it now that the final whistle has blown. Soccer vs Football in the US: A new audience is learning the world’s game For a long time, the…

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When the Body Speaks: Inflammation, Digestion, and the Art of Listening

When the Body Speaks: Inflammation, Digestion, and the Art of Listening

A reflection on traditional wisdom, personal experimentation, and how to listen to your body without turning every sensation into a diagnosis. I recently read a thoughtful post by Scott Blossom that stayed with me because it named something many of us are tempted to brush aside: persistent fatigue, unexplained muscle or joint discomfort, recurring digestive problems, and brain fog. The article is a useful reminder to notice patterns in the body instead of dismissing fatigue, discomfort, or digestive changes as…

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Vacation Without a Vacation: How I Learned to Rest Without Taking One

Vacation Without a Vacation: How I Learned to Rest Without Taking One

A vacation without a vacation sounded impossible to me for a long time. I didn’t take a real trip for five years, not because I didn’t want to, but because life kept giving me perfectly reasonable excuses: Work. Family. Finances. “Next year.” Then another year passed. And another. Before I knew it, five years had gone by without packing a suitcase or stepping away from my everyday life. For a long time, I thought rest had to wait until I…

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More Than Medals: Women Shaping the Olympic Story

More Than Medals: Women Shaping the Olympic Story

My Personal Story As a little girl, I watched the Olympics from one country. Years later, after moving countries and even changing citizenships, I began cheering for every nation that had ever felt like home. The flags changed, my loyalty expanded, but my fascination with the Games remained constant – especially with figure skating and hockey (yes, cultural bias). In our home, the Olympics were sacred. I still have a small ceramic Misha the Bear, the official mascot of the…

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New Year Resolutions: Why Words Matter More Than Willpower

New Year Resolutions: Why Words Matter More Than Willpower

Why New Year resolutions fail and how changing your language creates lasting change? I started working on a New Year’s newsletter for my students and realized quickly that it needed more space. What was intended to be a short reflection became a deeper look at why words matter more than willpower when we set intentions. Once the Twelve Holy Nights are over and the first week of the new year settles, something always shifts for me. The urgency of January…

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Remembering the Dead: Four Traditions, One Human Heart

Remembering the Dead: Four Traditions, One Human Heart

When we honor the dead, we celebrate life itself. It all began when my son came home with a Día de los Muertos project – one of those beautiful perks of studying at a trilingual immersion school. As I helped him research, my curiosity expanded. I started wondering: do other cultures have their own ways of remembering those who’ve passed, honoring their ancestors? I thought about China, since it’s part of his school program, and Ukraine – my own roots. Then India…

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Diwali: Finding Light in the Everyday

Diwali: Finding Light in the Everyday

A Personal Beginning: How I Learned to Treat Diwali with Intention When I first started celebrating Diwali, I didn’t know much about the meaning of Diwali or how to celebrate mindfully. I simply treated it as a day to start fresh and set new intentions. For a few years, I would release a heart-shaped balloon with a candle inside, light candles around my home, and watch the fireworks. At that time, it was more about creating a personal ritual –…

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Ukrainian Grammar Spotlight: The Accusative Case Explained

Ukrainian Grammar Spotlight: The Accusative Case Explained

“When your verb finally finds its object, that’s true grammatical chemistry.” – The Case Whisperer Have you ever bought a book, met a friend, or fed the cat?Congrats! You’ve just used the Accusative case, one of the most dynamic parts of Ukrainian grammar. In fact, in Ukrainian, it’s called Знахідний відмінок, and it shows who or what the action hits. The word “Знахідний” comes from “знаходити” – meaning to find or to come upon. It’s called this because the Accusative…

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