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Today, I turn 30 🎉

Abdul

Today, I turn 30 🎉In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise be to the Almighty, Lord of the worldsToday marks exactly three decades since I took my first breath in Ijebu-Ode. I was born to the most amazing parents, but if you look at the timeline of our family, the truth is simple:...

Turning 36 – Reflections on Success, Travel, Generalism and Relationships

Alex Berger

Whelp. That was a year. As I re-read last year’s birthday blog post, I get goosebumps. Published on March 31st, a few days after my birthday, the company where I work had just announced a three months 20% salary reduction/one day a week furlough. COVID cases were skyrocketing. I had just jumped on...

Turning 35 – Reflections on Success, Travel, Generalism and Relationships

Alex Berger

As long-time readers know, every year I write a birthday post that contains general reflections, musings, and observations drawn from the previous year. I hope you’ll enjoy these thoughts and take them for what they are –  an attempt to share the world as I see it and how I relate to it. You...