http://nathanchow.net/journal WRITER, TEACHER, HUMANITARIAN Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:13:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 1 am: My friend and I met two strangers on the street by smiling and saying hi. We talked to them for a full hour while standing on the sidewalk. 2 am: They went to my friend's apartment with me to help move her couch down the stairs and outside. 1 pm: ... http://nathanchow.net/journal/2010/05/30/strangers-are-friends-youve-never-met/ Let us not only forgive in order to move on. Let us understand in order to move in. - Nathan http://nathanchow.net/journal/2010/05/12/let-us-understand-in-order-to-move-in/ I had my first CouchSurfing experience recently. CouchSurfing is an online network for strangers to find "couches"---beds, futons, floors---to sleep on during their travels. In general, the program is very safe, but before you host someone or get hosted by someone, you check their list of references and how many ... http://nathanchow.net/journal/2010/03/30/showing-strangers-round-a-familiar-town/ BU is having its own "PostSecret" project, modeled after Frank Warren's famous one. It got me thinking about two things: 1) My own secrets (some of which I will reveal in an upcoming blog post because I no longer need to keep them). 2) The secrets people have told me, especially at ... http://nathanchow.net/journal/2010/03/27/the-keeper-of-secrets/ These lists will be updated as I think of more. The items are in no particular order. By the End of My Life: I want to have made every decision I ever wanted to make and have no regrets about the past. I want to have left something behind that outlives my life ... http://nathanchow.net/journal/2010/02/24/life-missions-and-promises-to-an-older-self/ By Nathan S. Chow -------------------------------------- Peace. Love. Kindness. Goodness. Unity. Harmony. Do you believe in them? -------------------------------------- I was stranded on an island over the summer. After a job interview on Long Island, I wanted to explore the area for a few hours, so I took a bus to the nearby Fire Island to take photos. When ... http://nathanchow.net/journal/2010/01/27/on-peace-love-and-harmony-part-i-believing/ I must not let this beautiful world just pass me by when I want to see and not just drive. Crashing---is it worth it? - Nathan http://nathanchow.net/journal/2010/01/18/when-i-want-to-see/ The world is cold, but despite the weather, the best way to live is to be as warm as you can possibly be. - Nathan http://nathanchow.net/journal/2009/12/21/being-warm-in-a-cold-world/