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How I Learned Chinese
From second grade until eighth grade I went to a private school in Andover, Massachusetts called The Pike School. It was awesome, and marked the last time that I thought: 1. School was worthwhile 2. School was fun It’s such an excellent school that when I have kids eventually I’d be inclined to move back…
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Tynan Island
Somewhere off the coast of Central America is an island. Right now it’s uninhabited, besides some monkeys. Long beaches reach from the palm trees to the ocean. The island is many acres in size, so big that if you were in the middle of the jungle you’d forget that you’re even on an island. If…
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Halfway Through Panama
How quickly the time has gone! We’ve been here for a month now, and it will already be hard to go. We went to Mireya’s for lunch today and Mireya said (in Spanish), “Oh good! I was thinking you left the country already!” She seemed happy that we were here for another month and we…
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Suunto X9i GPS Watch
I wasn’t wearing a watch for a while. This seemed like a pretty big lost opportunity. I checked out the prime real estate on my right wrist (I’m a lefty) and decided I needed the best watch ever. What I wanted was something reasonably good looking that packed the most function in it as possible.…
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How To Actually Get Results
I’ve been interested in self improvement for a long time. I’d get into stuff like “Mega Memory”, language tapes, or “7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. For a while I didn’t really like to talk about being interested in this stuff because it was slightly embarrassing. Bettering oneself isn’t embarrassing, of course, it’s the association…
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Carnival Part 1
To my right I hear a hissing noise. It’s some sort of spray can. I turn to see what it is, and all of a sudden I can’t see out of my right eye. The spraying continues and my face is getting covered in some sort of foam. Am I getting maced? Ten minutes earlier…
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Getting Out
I was more F than A or C, but any way you look at it, I was an AFC. An Average Frustrated Chump. I had a crush on a girl named Renee, who lived on my floor in the dorm. For weeks I lived in agony, wondering if she liked me. I’d make subtle hints…
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Crossfit
There are about a billion and one opinions on which workout program is the best. Should you run? Should you lift weights? Should you swing your legs gaily on a Richard Simmons’ Gazelle? There’s one answer that will work for pretty much everyone: Crossfit. Crossfit is designed to be a total workout system. It addresses…
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How to Make Money While Traveling
I’ve delayed writing this article for a while now because I’m not an authority on the subject. I don’t make millions of dollars, and neither does Todd (that I know of). However, something I realized is that it doesn’t TAKE millions of dollars to make enough money to leave. Panama could easily be lived in…
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ArcFlashlight Arc-AAA Premium Flashlight
Figuring out the best flashlight to buy was no easy feat. I jumped in head first to the flashlight forums (oh yes, there are forums dedicated to flashlights), and was immediately confused. It seems that the thing to do is to buy PARTS and build your own flashlight. This made super high quality flashlights, but…
