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New Year’s Reflection: Slow Down

Hiro Nishimura · January 1, 2018July 24, 2020

Living in the chaos that is New York City, breathing the cold, dry winter air, and tumbling around on the subway in rush hour with millions of others, it is often jarring to come to a sudden stop, look around, and realize where I am. What am I doing? Where am I going in such …

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Free Books: How I Read for Free

Hiro Nishimura · December 23, 2017July 22, 2020

So I read a lot. And it sounds expensive, because books are really expensive in the US, but in truth, I barely spent any money last year on books. There are so many ways to get free books LEGALLY, and I’m here to spill the beans, having compiled over 2 dozen ways to read for free …

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Magic, Wizards, & Mug of Butterbeer: Harry Potter World

Hiro Nishimura · November 30, 2017July 22, 2020

Happy Belated Thanksgiving! For our Thanksgiving holiday, my boyfriend and I took an impromptu week and a half trip to Florida to celebrate our 1 year anniversary. It was kind of surreal, because 2 weeks after we decided to take the trip, we were already getting ready to go. Half of it was spent working in Cape …

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Baby’s First Ever #Hackathon!

Hiro Nishimura · November 2, 2017July 22, 2020

October was a rush and a blur. I did many things in the past month, but as the title suggests, one of the biggest “wins” was that I participated in my first ever Hackathon! (As a matter of fact, I participated in TWO!) I have also been working on the #100DaysOfCode Challenge, along with beginning my #3090FitnessChallenge …

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On Accepting my Mortality at 22 – #AVMAwareness

Hiro Nishimura · October 8, 2017July 22, 2020

With my diagnosis of harboring “ticking time bombs” in my brain at the age of 22, technically, little had changed. And yet, somehow, everything had changed. I was diagnosed with a vascular disorder in my brain a month after my 22nd birthday. After a Grand Mal Seizure which sent me to the Emergency Room, a …

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My Summer Reflections: Decluttering, #100DaysOfCode, Arthritis, and Chemo

Hiro Nishimura · September 26, 2017July 22, 2020

Time just keeps on flying by! September is almost over, and I haven’t done any Monthly Reflections since my first one in June! So here’s one for July, August, and September… Basically Summer 2017! July In July, I officially began my Minimalism Journey by dumping out my main closet and creating a huge mess in …

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TechInclusion 2017: My First Tech Conference

Hiro Nishimura · September 20, 2017July 22, 2020

In early August, I had the privilege of being sponsored by Diversability to attend and report on TechInclusion, which is an international Tech Conference focused on improving Diversity and Inclusion in the Tech Industry. This was my very first (non-anime; hah) convention, and I was pretty nervous. I only found out about the conference few …

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#100DaysOfCode Challenge

Hiro Nishimura · September 13, 2017August 15, 2020

I began my first round of “100 Days Of Code” Challenge to brush up on my HTML and CSS skills! #100DaysOfCode

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Living on $10.32/Day in NYC #1PaycheckChallenge

Hiro Nishimura · September 6, 2017July 22, 2020

I did it guys. 31 Days. 1 Paycheck. $10.32/Day. In New York City. Wow, my first 1 Paycheck Challenge was pretty stressful! I lived on a budget of $10.32/Day, strictly on cash so I can keep accurate tabs on what I was spending and what I had left for the month. To recap, I started …

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Rheumatoid Arthritis: Why I’m Taking a Chemo Drug

Hiro Nishimura · August 25, 2017July 25, 2020

Three weeks ago, I took my first dose of Methtrexate (MTX), a chemotherapy agent, and an immuno-suppresant drug, after months of persistent, debilitating chronic pain. It had begun in my foot early spring. By the time I started the drug, the pain had spread to my shoulder, elbow, multiple fingers, hips, and jaw. In beginning of …