who let the dawgs out

Intro: living in NYC, year abroad in Korea, traveling when you don’t know the language, Mich references me as bananas sometimes in the convo, don’t get confused. How we met: childhood friends through church, though church isn’t really part of our lives today Current whereabouts: NYC References made in the episode: USCIS , Chloe Ting workouts , Instagram @sweatysorrentino (workout account), Mansfie...

How we met: childhood friends through Friday night Taiwanese school Current whereabouts: Ann Arbor, Michigan Cover art: Applebee’s lmao References made in the episode: Nerd gummy clusters , Beef (tv show),  Discussion: planning UMich econ graduation through her job that she enjoys but doesn’t find completely fulfilling, cities, her brother Alex, goals in life, munchies

How we met: one of my first HFL rotation boss 🙂 Current whereabouts: Singapore Cover pic: team gathering, we both happened to have fun hats References made in the episode: Blink 182 (band), Perugia Italy (where he was born), Umbria (region that Perugia is in), M&A (mergers & acquisitions), Jioufen Taiwan (where he visited for 3 days in 2019), chatGPT , universal basic income ( UBI ), pant...

How we met: childhood family friends Current whereabouts: Phoenix Cover art: French Polynesia waterfall, guess who the real ballerina is References made in the episode: Angela (her oldest sis) & Drew (Angela’s boyfriend), Sweet Tooth , 168 (Asian mart near our childhood home in Michigan), color guard (flag dancing squad in marching band), MSU (her university), French Polynesia (group of island...

How we met: 2016 summer in Taiwan through AID teaching English in Taiwan Current whereabouts: LA at time of recording but has since moved back to home in NJ (life surprises!) Cover art: 2016 summer References made in the episode: her TikTok @angexlaa , YouTube @urmomashley , Marvel series Discussion: NJ where she grew up, cheerleading, living in LA, studying abroad in Italy her first semester of u...

How we met: HFL Current whereabouts: Charlotte, North Carolina Discussion: growing up in Hong Kong, moving a lot, now learning Mandarin, potentially living in Asia in the future if work-life balance is possible, privilege, friendship, Jainism , family, America´s public services, Beef (tv show) References made in the episode: IGCSE , IB school program, H-1B visa , Wong Kar-wai , Dark (tv show) Cove...

How we met: Penn (ultimate frisbee) Current whereabouts: San Jose, CA References made in the episode: Luke (her husband), Grace Covenant Church (GCC in Philly), Bang Bang Betty 2 (movie Stephanie is in), Jubilee’s who lost their virginity first (YouTube clip that Stephanie is in) Cover art: freezing ultimate frisbee tournament Discussion: dual degree at Penn ( nursing & Wharton ), becoming Chr...

How we met: Penn M&T Current whereabouts: Connecticut References made in the episode: Airpods Max , LASIK & SMILE (eye surgery), Chasing Coral (documentary), Coral Gardeners (Mo’orea coral savers), BetterHelp (online therapy), Chasing Ice (documentary) Discussion: home, LA, relationship with her mom, recent trip to Japan, hobbies, developing her own video game (plug if you want to join or...

How we met: Troy high school Current whereabouts: DC but soon to be Boston References made in the episode: Troy Michigan , Buffalo New York, Harvard Law , Babel (book)  Discussion: visiting California for the first time, Cornell to 2 years working in DC to starting Harvard law school soon, moving lots, relationship with her brother, hobbies, strong opinions about public vs private high school Cove...

How we met: GE healthcare summer internship 2018 in Milwaukee Current whereabouts: Minnesota Cover art: collage of Big Island & Mo’orea pics bc we couldn’t choose Discussion: purpose, meaning in life, struggle, covid years

How we met: Penn (electrical major) Current whereabouts: Seattle suburbs (Bellevue) Cover art: Philly summer of 2018 as RTA (residential & teaching assistant) for MTSI References made in the episode: Emperor of all Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee (book), Grace Covenant Church (GCC in Philly), Canva (design tool),  Discussion: living in PNW house in the forest, planning & officiating her s...

How we met: Penn Current whereabouts: Denver Cover art: fall break 2022 in St Louis References made in the episode: South Park (tv series), chatGPT, Weird History Discussion: transition from student life to work, transitions during our work rotations, cliches, hobbies, growing up in Cyprus, corporate world Loizos content: Website: Www.loizos.xyz  , YouTube: https://youtube.com/@okay.but_why, Mediu...

How we met: Troy High School Current whereabouts: Boston References made in the episode: PCOS Cover art: 2017 some event at Troy High…? Discussion: catch up, stories of getting robbed, trapped in doors, and being chased by dogs, PCOS diagnoses, liking her job, and life beyond

How we met: cousins Current whereabouts: Poughkeepsie, NY Cover art: the last time all my dad side cousins were together References made in the episode: a bit of family tree here- my dad and Elena’s mom are siblings and they have an older sister. Their older sister has 2 kids Jacqueline (aka Jackie who has a son named Lukey) & Lydia. Elena has 2 older brothers Eric & Edison. And then my da...

How we met: Penn M&T Current whereabouts: DC Cover art: 1 hour reunion in DC Oct 2022 References made in the episode: Buy Nothing FaceBook pages (get free stuff from folks), Sam & Melissa (Hiyori’s American parents), Huberman Lab (podcast), Asher (her boyfriend), Epic Pass (ski/snowboard slope access), The Moth (podcast) Discussion: learning languages, differences in Japanese culture, work...

How we met: Penn M&T Current whereabouts: suburbs of SF References made in the episode: Fairlife chocolate milk , Huberman Lab (podcast), Dissect (podcast) Cover art: Philly  Discussion: living suburb life in the 20s, 4.5 year long relationship throughout college, covid, post grad transition, powerlifting, growing up with 3 older brothers, product operations at Uber

How we met: learning Chinese Friday nights with other Taiwanese families  Current whereabouts: Seattle References made in the episode: Pine Knob (ski/snowboard slope near where we grew up in Troy, MI), financial things like Roth IRA/401K/IRA, How to win friends and influence people. (book) Cover art: May 2017 post quartet in Detroit for someone’s proposal (whose? idk) Discussion: growing up in Tro...

How we met: our mom birthed us Current whereabouts: NYC References made in the episode: Fleabag (tv show), so many techno recommendations that you have to know him to know, Survivor (tv show), American Ninja Warrior (reality), America’s Got Talent (reality), America’s Funniest Home Videos (reality), The Voice (reality), Pokermon Go (app), Pokemon Sleep (“video game”), Radian & NCH (buildings o...

How we met: our mom birthed us Current whereabouts: NYC References made in the episode: Fleabag (tv show), so many techno recommendations that you have to know him to know, Survivor (tv show), American Ninja Warrior (reality), America’s Got Talent (reality), America’s Funniest Home Videos (reality), The Voice (reality), Pokermon Go (app), Pokemon Sleep (“video game”), Radian & NCH (buildings o...

Thank you! Dropping more age & experience diversity in the upcoming weeks, including former awesome work teammates/mentors, high school seniors like my cousins, and my brother & me too. Would love to get some pairs going on this episode, reach out if you're interested! Thanks again for all your feedback, keep em coming :) ROCK ON, CHEERS! Cover art: smacking some amazing ice cream at K...

How we met: Penn (ultimate frisbee & computer science) Current whereabouts: Boston References made in the episode: Haley Nahman (Brooklyn writer), The Last of Us (tv show) Cover art: TA (teaching assistant) together in CIS 160 Discussion:  living alone, hobbies in Boston like running & writing, traits valued in partners and ourselves, debating impact of Penn’s environment on ourselves &amp...

How we met: Friday night Chinese school at Niles in Troy, though we became much closer in high school Current whereabouts: NYC References made in the episode: Daniel Caesar’s most recent album, Ted Lasso (tv) Cover art: Taiwan AID summer camp 2016 Discussion: living abroad, hard work & evolution from high school to Stanford to work, milestones in the 20s, girl scout cookies, zebras, parents ex...

How we met: Troy High School (Afriti was class of 2018, me 2017) Current whereabouts: Ann Arbor for dental school References made in the episode: NY Times The Morning newsletter, Lagaan (movie), more movies that she mentioned that I should text her about, Mary Kom (Bollywood movie that Priyanka is in), Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (movie), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (movie) Cover art: 2017 prom Discussio...

How we met: Troy high school (orchestra) Current whereabouts: NYC References made in the episode: Vanderpump Rules (reality show), Bloomington Illinois (Medaramatla fam lived there for a bit before Troy Michigan), Somerset apartments (where Dhruv lived in Troy for a while), Panidem (village in India where Dhruv’s parents grew up) non-repeating geometric shape in tessellation , Candide (book),  Cov...

How we met: Milwaukee GE healthcare summer internship 2018 Current whereabouts: Austin, TX References made in the episode: By way (band), Alyssa Gillen music Cover art: Milwaukee summers (underrated) Discussion: settling down in new city knowing no one, family & values, hobbies & creative production, personality in a corporate role, and human needs