“I’m sorry. But you’ve got no experience. No training. And regardless… we simply can’t hire someone who’s not legally allowed to work.” She had a look of pity on her face. She no doubt guessed from my pleading expression of desperation that I’d heard this dozens of times before.
Philosophy
The Significance of Fears and Weaknesses
The Andalusian sun was slowly making its descent behind the the rocky slope of the Sacromonte, illuminating the façade of the Alhambra across the valley.
The Case for Minimalism
I had spent the last four months living in a tiny, dark, and dingy room in an extended-stay hotel on the corner of 75th street and Amsterdam in the city of Manhattan.
When Something Feels Off, Heed Your Intuition
The phone rang.
A few moments later, my mother knocked at the door of my bedroom.
“Dave, it’s for you.”
I picked up the phone.
“Hello?”
A man’s voice spoke through the receiver. “Hey. Are you Dave Meindl?”