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Smell Everything You Put In Your Hands And Near Your Mouth

The number one thing I learned working with the best bartenders in Los Angeles

Feb 3

Smell Everything You Put In Your Hands And Near Your Mouth

Feb 3

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City Life

If You Love Cities, You’ll Love Friki de Bici (Bike Geek)

I’m taking inspiration from Spain to start a new newsletter and YouTube channel in 2025

Mar 5

A vintage road bike from Valencia, Spain

Mar 5

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Adjusting To Spain Is Already Changing How I Approach City Life

It’s time not only to embrace a new culture, but the less organized ‘chaos’ of cities

Jan 14

Adjusting To Spain Is Already Changing How I Approach City Life

Jan 14

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Rooted

How Hospitality Work Wires Your Anxious Brain for Perfection

Why the best bars and restaurants demand perfection — and how it changes you at home

Mar 17

A bartender standing on a back bar about to pick a bottle of spirits

Mar 17

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Rooted

Seconds After I Walk Into A Bar, I Know If I’ll Get A Good Drink

The things bartenders look for when they go to bars

Mar 11

Seconds After I Walk Into A Bar, I Know If I’ll Get A Good Drink

Mar 11

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Rooted

Drinking Shouldn’t Be About Getting Drunk And Eating Shouldn’t Be About Getting Full

As a former bartender, it’s easy for me to get used to and understand the Spanish style of eating

Mar 3

Drinking Shouldn’t Be About Getting Drunk And Eating Shouldn’t Be About Getting Full

Mar 3

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Rooted

You’re Getting Ripped Off At The Grocery Store

American corporations are generating billions of dollars in excess cash

Feb 21

You’re Getting Ripped Off At The Grocery Store

Feb 21

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The Riff

Moving to Spain Has Changed the Way I Discover New Music

And Spotify only plays a small role

Feb 17

Moving to Spain Has Changed the Way I Discover New Music

Feb 17

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City Life

I Just Moved To Spain and I Don’t Believe In The Honeymoon Period

Unexpectedly, my urban planning background provides the critical “why” that’s required when you move abroad

Feb 14

A streetscape of apartment buildings, common in Valencia, Spain

Feb 14

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The Hub Publication

I’m Feeling The Effects Of Moving Abroad

But I am trying not to sweat the small (and big)

Feb 13

Photo of a building in Valencia, Spain

Feb 13

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