Hawaii. This was my first trip flying out of California since March of 2020. In 2019, I flew about 10 times (2 international, 8 domestic trips). Though I had lived in California for the majority of my life, I am one of the few West Coast-ers that had never been…

Burnout. The one word I didn’t want to feel. I love my job. We’ve heard this terminology before in third person. ‘Anna was so burnt out from her job’ What does burnout mean exactly? To each person, this feeling is expressed differently but I will try to explain this in…

Congratulations, you just received an offer to work at the newest tech company in SF. Re-check your job offer. Make sure it says San Francisco. If it says San Jose, Mountain View, or Oakland you’re looking about 1 hour away from SF. If you’re thinking about moving to the west…

This past year has changed life as we knew it pre pandemic. Globally, we’ve learned and adapted to new terms along the way including what it meant to do the following: ‘shelter in place’, ‘quarantine’ , ‘wearing a mask’, and ‘standing 6ft apart’. While the bay area remains known for…