who let the dawgs out

How we met: he drove Nai’a and I around Iguazu Falls in both Brazil & Argentina

Current whereabouts: Foz do Iguazu

Discussion: we talk about cultural differences in Brazil Argentina Paraguay, special drinks in Argentina like coke & red wine and sprite & white wine, favorite & most boring types of tourists, his dream to live in Italy, Argentinian men smelling the same, saving up for uni in part by selling wine & perfumes, dating culture

Cover pic: last week in Iguazu

How we met: Portuguese class at Cardios

Current whereabouts: Sao Paulo

Discussion: culture differences btw Brazilians & Americans, drinking, Rio & Argentina travels, ordering hot pot in Portuguese, dry lips hahah, healthcare reimbursements

Cover pic: Portuguese class in Cardios office in Sao Paulo

How we met: director of M&T college program

Current whereabouts: Philly

Discussion: journey from Israel military special forces to Columbia PhD to Wharton M&T director, management evolving (or lack of it), chatGPT in his classroom, just going out there and doing things, hobbies, 

References: chatGPT hallucinating (making stuff up), High output management (book), The hard thing about hard things (book), The Goal (book), A culture of growth (book), Revolutions (podcast), 

Cover pic: M&T grad, oops for the low quality pic

How we met: Penn

Current whereabouts: Metro LA Irvine

Discussion: SoCal life, immaculate Philly happy hours, Penn experience, how relationship w her sister evolved over time, being an extrovert with introvert hobbies, dating a willing accomplice instead of an active contributor, long term partners,  

References: her blog on Substack, To Be Honest (memoir), This Is Your Brain On Birth Control (book), The Anthropocene Reviewed (book by John Green), Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory (book), Reputation album by Taylor Swift, Barbie movie

How we met: HFL work program

Current whereabouts: UK

Discussion: eating alone in restaurants, San Diego to UK, cultural differences UK & San Diego, cricket, potential places to live in post program, close friends, allergies, writing your own scripture in life, needing physical activity, 

References: Daebak (best Korean restaurant in London maybe the best restaurant period), Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (his uni), Imperial College (masters in London), Greenlights (Matthew McConaughey autobiography), Can’t Hurt Me (David Goggins autobiography), Ted Lasso (tv show), Freaks and Geeks (his fav tv show ever), 

Cover pic: Feb 2023 Miami

How we met: through mutual friends Serena & Inwoo

Current whereabouts: San Diego

Discussion: living alone, life in San Diego, beaching & Doordashing, work life as both an engineer & project leader, faith, credit cards, bidets, university, long distance relationship, chatGPT

References: Bilt mastercard (credit card that earns you points on rent- unique!), Capital One Venture X credit card (I’m down to split the $250 referral lol), Bloodhounds (Netflix show), UMich (his uni- go Blue)

Cover pic: Jan 2019 group Florida trip

How we met: Penn

Discussion: journey to NYC, girlfriend & signs, mentality of life, friendships, hobbies, pitbulls, lifeguard eye exam, 

References made: FIRE (financial independence retire early), Nudge (book), Wait but Why (fun blogs & now book too), Sweet Tooth (tv), Maybe you should talk to someone (book), Tear along the dotted line (tv), 

Cover pic: accidentally twinsies 2019?

How we met: middle school locker buddies

Current whereabouts: Baltimore

Discussion: med school, faith, health & pain, hobbies, languages

References: Avalon (board game), A Little Life (book), Beef (tv show), Black Mirror (tv show), Attack on Titan (anime)

Cover pic: 2017 orchestra banquet in Troy lol

How we met: Penn M&T

Current whereabouts: SF

Discussion: transition from college to work life, journey from Nigeria to South Africa to Penn to SF, tech/AI and its impact on people, how writing helps you think, chatGPT, tech in Africa, podcast reflections

References made: Lagos Nigeria (his hometown), African Leadership Academy (school in South Africa), Lex Fridman Mark Zuckerberg podcast, tldr (Google chrome extension that he developed w an M&T friend to filter web information), Social Radars (podcast), JBL speaker, Y Combinator (accelerator)

How we met: Conversa startup

Current whereabouts: Pacific Northwest

Discussion: life as a new parent & finding new job, successful teams, sussing out culture through smart questions, Stanford to Nickelodeon, languages, curious creators, YouTube rabbit holes

References:  Libby (app connected to her local library), Bluey (animated show), Golden Gully (YouTube creator)

Cover pic: her!