who let the dawgs out

How we met: HFL Current whereabouts: deciding Discussion: living in 3 different continents, family relationships evolving, turning 25, tuning more into what we want  References: A broken people’s playlist by Chimeka Garricks (book), What A Devastating Turn of Events by Rachel Chinouriri (album), Tems’ catalogue (music)

How we met: Troy high school Current whereabouts: incognito mode Discussion: catch up, loving STEM, creating new diverse social sphere, impact of Troy on ambition & achievement, orchestra & dance, itching to do things during surgery recovery, living alone, similarities between dating & househunting, appraisal riddle (let us know if you know why),  References: Huberman lab podcast Cover pic: us volunteering tog in 2017 (?)

How we met: Halma I&D team Current whereabouts: Bucharest, Romania Discussion: moving back to home country after about a decade out, converging & diverging with people, conflicting priorities in life, establishing a happy base wherever in the world, starting a limited series food podcast References made: The House of Focus (food lens podcast), Business Wars (podcast)

How we met: Penn computer science Current whereabouts: Atlanta Discussion: catch up, FIRE, house hacking, reality of running short & long term rentals, investing shorter term vs 401k Cover pic: travel fun References made: FIRE (financial independence retire early), Ramsey podcast, BiggerPockets, Set for Life (book), Rich Dad Poor Dad (book)

How we met: Airbnb in São Tomé and Príncipe- great host! Discussion: catching up, migration patterns in São Tomé and Portugal, new year plans Cover pic: him in São Tomé References made: beautiful island of São Tomé and Príncipe off west coast of Africa

How we met: the ultimate PA ultimate crossover  Current whereabouts: Boston Discussion: popping Boston running scene, PT as a promise to ourselves to take care of health, sibling relationships, process-oriented vs action-oriented, music and content creation vs publication Cover pic: irl fist bump References made: Good for a Girl (book), Pitt & Penn women’s ultimate frisbee

How we met: middle school basketball at Boulan Current whereabouts: Clinton Township, Michigan Cover art: 2017 basketball senior night References made in the episode: Chicago Lions rugby team, The Good Doctor (tv show), Station 19 (tv show) Discussion: rugby, recent concussion, living on her own, responding to texts, being so much of a stoner that sometimes D feels too lazy to roll, and catching up

How we met: HFL work program Current whereabouts: UK but soon to be US! Discussion: HFL, life hypotheticals, photographic memory, shark loggers, recorded again months later and chatted about how life is diff 2nd rotation than first, gym goals, delayed gratification, movie theatres worth the price or naw, unique Dutch things from Netherlands like Chocomel, Wimbledon finals, chatGPT, creative channels, plotting next cohort travels, cats vs dogs, healthcare, cutting down on drinking, clubbing with my parents in Brazil, sober unhinged nights References: Leading (podcast), Chocomel (a bev) Cover pic: baseball game during cohort module 2 in Scottsdale, Arizona

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