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Berlin Photo Diary

My team at Microsoft sponsored a fairly large JavaScript and CSS Conference in Berlin last week along with two other teams. The conference venue was at Arena Berlin, also called Treptow Arena, right on the river. It was a cool area with lots of street art and these little buildings with restaurants tucked away along the water.…

Arizona travel

Sheraton White Horse Pass: A Day at Aji Spa

My mom and I have started a new tradition: every April around her birthday I come down to visit and we go spend the majority of the day at Aji Spa at the Sheraton White Horse Pass. I haven’t been to the actual resort part of the grounds, just the spa, but both times have been absolutely wonderful.…

Arizona travel

Electric Desert at the Phoenix Botanical Garden

I went down to visit my parents in Mesa, AZ again and was super excited for this visit because we were going to the Electric Desert exhibit at the Desert Botanical Garden. The last time I was the botanical garden was for another art and light exhibit in 2016, but I was excited for this one because it had a little bit of a festival vibe with the music and light exhibits.…

style travel

Of Sun and Cold Shoulders

My parents moved to Arizona a few years ago and I will say it is quite nice to come and visit mid-winter and escape the dreary grey sky and utter soaking wet of Seattle. Even if the Arizona evenings are chilly, you can still wrap up in a blanket and sit by one of those snazzy chic patio heaters and enjoy the evening.…

travel United Kingdom

A Few Days in London 2018

In September I fulfilled a dream of going abroad for something work related and attended Generate Conference in London. I had a great few days at the conference and stayed at the Athenaeum Hotel in Mayfair which was an absolute dream. I’m extremely humbled and grateful that my position at work allows me to travel and experience things I normally wouldn’t get to do personally.…