When the email arrived in my inbox, my heart skipped a beat. The company’s co-founders announced that they had made the difficult decision to lay off about 20% of their workforce and restructure the organization. Those affected would know in the next hour or so. For a moment, I assured myself that my role would
A few years ago I got my dream job. I was asked to lead the content team of an incredible brand and reinvent its look, all while working with a ton of creative and inspiring people. It was the kind of job I told people about and their jaws dropped. “OMG, this is so perfect
I retired at 53 and have been slowly traveling the world with my husband for almost 2 years. Last month, while we were renting a villa in Bali, everything next to it usually went quiet at dusk. That’s when there was a knock on the door. “Tomorrow night there will be a party,” Kadek told
I don’t spend much time with anyone over 50, besides my parents. As someone in my early 30s, I find myself interacting primarily with people in a similar stage of life: completing graduate degrees, building careers, and discovering adulthood. I also usually take my trips alone and connect with other travelers my age while exploring.
After three months of keeping the secret, I waited nervously in the hotel lobby. When they got out of the elevator, I held out my hand. “I am your guide, Ash-san.” My father went to shake it, paused, and then said, “Oh, it’s you. What are you doing here?” When my mom realized who I
When our first daughter was born last April, we saw a rare window in our lives when we could travel a lot and get our baby some passport stamps before she turned 1. My wife was on maternity leave for a year, and I was about to leave my full-time job to start a company
