MAGPIE

My office “despedida” (Filipino goodbye party that is a category of its own but bordering children’s birthday party) was themed “Maggie Mia: Here She Goes Again” because, of course. It was extremely on-brand and I felt extremely loved. So in honor of that amazing party, here’s an inspired blog post. I strongly believe that the complete discography of ABBA has a song for every life situation ((okay fine, maybe not that time that your Filipino Grab driver offers you unsolicited

One of the perks of post-grad life that I’m really enjoying is how much time I get to read again. I realize that my unique circumstances aren’t the norm and something that most people bemoan after graduating is not finding time to read. I loved all the academic reading from college- hours spent trying to get free articles from  Foreign Affairs and The Economist, long theory textbooks, and who doesn’t love those online resources! But post-grad life has reintroduced me to my fi