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So glad to be back! 🥳 Back from a refreshing, exciting, and recalibrating trip to my home country, the Philippines. It was back-to-back meetings with all of our family – both mine and Mark’s – including extended relatives. To say we got tired is an understatement! I thought we’d still squeeze in time to meet friends, but this trip turned out to be just catching up with our families. So, here are a few highlights from this trip that I’d love to share with you in this week’s newsletter. Out of…

There was one time when I caught a glimpse of an Indian friend walking by, dressed in her national attire. I thought to myself: What a beautiful thing! But at the same time, I wondered – why don’t we, as Filipinos, do that anymore? I told her how admirable it is that many Indians still wear their traditional attire to work, and how beautiful it is that their culture, despite being colonized by the British, has not been fully invaded – at least not in how they dress. It’s the complete opposite…

How are you, Reader? Before we begin: I’ll be in Manila this week. Filipino friends, do you have recommendations on cute cafes and studios? Let me know! And if you want to meet, hit reply and let’s sched! 🙂 Now on to this week’s newsletter: I was on the way to Abu Dhabi when I met a Careem driver named Irfan – who ended up giving me a masterclass on money, mindset, and what it means to trust life. He talked about life, loss, rebuilding, and faith. What started as a small talk turned into one…