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Growing up, I always got these questions – “What are you? Where are you from?” I proudly would respond, “San Francisco! I’m from California.” They would narrow their eyes at me and say, “No, but where are you FROM?”

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Although I’m usually driven by a burst of energy and excitement when I decide to start over in a new place, I also enter a state of mourning for the old life I’m leaving behind, which in turn becomes a self-driven guilt trip for my own miseries.

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Sometimes we get lucky and sometimes we’re destined for the mess. It makes a good story, right? Stuff happens. Learn how to laugh with the blunders. See every misstep as practice for the real deal.

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The idea that there is just one perfect person out there who exists solely to be with you, instead of several potential partners you could possibly make a life with.

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Your favorite shot to take is Pepto-Bismol.

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Your airport experience usually involves buying candy at one of the newsstands and eating it on the floor until your flight boards, or standing in line at McDonald’s and ordering a McFlurry as your “reward” for traveling.

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It’s how you live well in spite of everything that could’ve beaten you that makes you captivating to be around.

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We always say, “I want to accomplish XYZ before I turn 30.” If you end up making it, that’s awesome. But why is “before 30” always the benchmark?