Leah Jarrett, Author at One in a Billion

Belief Blogs Happiness Health and Wellness Identity Lifestyle Meditation

November 15, 2019

Yoga Is a Full Contact Sport

Last Sunday morning inside a crowded and sweaty yoga studio, I was instructed to hold…

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Blogs Food Health and Wellness Lifestyle Relationship Travel

September 21, 2018

6 Flights in 5 Days: A Taste of Colombia

Sunday nights in Bogota are quiet. The density of the city dissipates and the streets…

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Blogs Food Health and Wellness Relationship Success

May 25, 2018

Tacos and Lettuce Wraps: A Trip Out West

“We’re making tacos tonight! ” That was the last text I received from Sierra. “Yum!…

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Blogs Family Identity In Transition Language and Understanding Lifestyle Relationship

April 30, 2018

Romancing Randomness in Hong Kong

When I was nine, my family moved from Washington D.C. to Hong Kong. We had…

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Belief Blogs Food Happiness In Transition Language and Understanding Lifestyle Relationship Travel

March 19, 2018

Why I think planning is overrated – a trip to Mexico City

When people talk about flights, they usually bring up the stale air, cramped legroom, and…

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Blogs Food Giving Happiness Health and Wellness Identity Lifestyle Relationship

February 5, 2018

The Kind of Giving You Can’t Write Off on Your Taxes[:zh]Uuii#4rzbXQhr5)0

I recently attended a panel discussion at the New York Asia Society about civil society…

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Blogs Family Identity Relationship Travel

December 29, 2017

What’s In Your Carry-On Luggage?

As my thumb scrolled through my Instagram feed, countless 1080px by 1080px photos of Christmas…

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Belief Blogs Family Lifestyle Relationship

December 12, 2017

Reflections on 2017: Weighing on My Mind

Future You might say, well...the years on a calendar are arbitrary, so why give it…

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Belief Blogs Identity In Transition Relationship

October 8, 2017

What if I don’t make my bed…?

On the last night of Ma’s trip to New York a month ago, we were…

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Blogs

August 2, 2017

How I Level with Myself

The first time I saw a spirit level was during my Sophomore year in college.…

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Belief Blogs Identity Lifestyle Relationship

May 29, 2017

If you don’t speak Chinese, you’re not my daughter

I remember the first time I saw Ma cry—because I made her. I was eight…

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May 9, 2017

“Where are you from?”

We were leaning against the subway doors as the express train rattled down from Grand…

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