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SOCIAL MUSINGS BY AUSTIN
Austin is a main character in the global phenomenon "Les Reflets du Monde, Et Travailler Et Vivre" by award-winning graphic novelist Fabien Toulmé!​​​​​​
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My Mission is Simple: To Inspire, Educate and Entertain You
I spent two decades in finance and quit my job in 2021 to start this travel and lifestyle blog
From Aruba to Austin, Texas and all parts in between, this is Social Musings by Austin
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The Ultimate Aruba Beach Guide - Summer 2021
I am back home in Austin, Texas after spending a month in Aruba, and to help ease my post-vacation blues and assist my re-entry into...
Aruba Austin
Aug 14, 20217 min read
How LinkedIn helped me launch a second career
Earlier this year, after a successful 21-year career in financial services, I made the very difficult decision to leave my high-powered...
Aruba Austin
Aug 7, 20214 min read
Life as a digital nomad on the island paradise of Aruba
#aruba #beach #yoga #sunset #mindfulness #socialmusings #socialmusingsbyaustin #youtube #LinkedIn My mom and I visit the island of Aruba...
Aruba Austin
Jul 31, 20215 min read
Did the Pandemic Change The Island of Aruba?
#aruba #arubaonehappyisland #vacation #summer2021 #socialmusings #socialmusingsbyaustin #lifegoals Did the pandemic change your life? It...
Aruba Austin
Jul 24, 20215 min read
My First Day Working on Wall Street
There are moments in your life that profoundly impact your career trajectory. The weeks leading up to - and including - my very first...
Aruba Austin
Jul 17, 20217 min read
Instagram and My Mental Health: Part Deux
#SocialMusings #SocialMusingsbyAustin #instagram #mentalhealth #paradox #DavidFosterWallace #digitaldetox #ScreenTime #Headspace ...
Aruba Austin
Jul 9, 20215 min read
My Interview with Charles Baudelaire and The Modern Flaneur Lifestyle
#SocialMusings #SocialMusingsByAustin #Coursera #CharlesBaudelaire #Flaneur Do you consider yourself an observant person? Do you feel...
Aruba Austin
Jun 26, 20215 min read
Making the World a Better Place for Juneteenth and Father's Day
#SocialMusings #SocialMusingsbyAustin #Juneteenth #BlackLunchTable #FathersDay #HealthcareHeroes #SummerInternship Lift ev’ry voice and...
Aruba Austin
Jun 19, 20214 min read
Instagram and My Mental Health: Part I
#instagram #mentalhealth #addiction #digitaldetox #flaneur #lasvegas #Diogenes #SørenKierkegaard #7magicmountains ...
Aruba Austin
Jun 12, 20216 min read
The Year in Music: 1997 and My Semi-Charmed Summer of Live Music
#TheYearInMusic #1997 #OlSkoolHangoutDFW #UTAustin #Austin #ATX #MatchboxTwenty #Push #3AM #ThirdEyeBlind #SemiCharmedLife ...
Aruba Austin
Jun 5, 20216 min read
Honoring My Heritage
#AAPIEverywhere #StopAsianHate #EndRacism #EthicalSelfActualization #PBS #MyGrandparentsWar #WorldWarII #Heritage #DallasMuseumofArt ...
Aruba Austin
May 29, 20215 min read
The Story of the Denim Jacket
#Headspace #Meditation #Privilege #Goodwill #DenimJacket #StopBullying #TheAtlantic #ArthurBrooks #InPursuitofHappiness ...
Aruba Austin
May 22, 20214 min read
My Interview with Ludwig Wittgenstein and The Definition of Ethical Self-Actualization
#Summer2021 #YOLOEconomy #GreatResignation #LudwigWittgenstein #ZoomFatigue #EthicalSelfActualization #LinkedIn #Stories #Kanopy Does...
Aruba Austin
May 15, 20216 min read
The Year in Music: And the Concert That Changed Me Forever
The Year in Music: 1991-1992
Aruba Austin
May 8, 20217 min read
My Interview with Susan B. Anthony and a Confession from the Author
#APAEverywhere #Netflix #NelsonMandela #SusanBAnthony #Addiction #SocialMedia #EthicalSelfActualization May 1 marks the beginning of...
Aruba Austin
May 1, 20214 min read
Why We Are All Living In A Liminal Space
#LiminalSpace #WhitneyMuseum #YOLOEconomy #Headspace #Meditation #Mindfulness The United States is well on its way to vaccinating...
Aruba Austin
Apr 25, 20213 min read
My Interview with Jackie Robinson, and Hunter S. Thompson's Freak Power
#JackieRobinson #BlackLivesMatter #Austin #Kenosha #Sociology #AspenArtMuseum #HunterSThompson #FreakPower The 2021 Major League...
Aruba Austin
Apr 18, 20214 min read
Religion in Modern Day America
#Easter #Passover #Gallup #PewResearchCenter #Chameleon #Kafka #ChristianLifeAustin #Vatican #VaticanCity #Headspace #Mindfulness ...
Aruba Austin
Apr 4, 20213 min read
My Interview with Sigmund Freud: Art as a Palliative Measure in These Chaotic Times
#StopAsianHate #BoulderStrong #SigmundFreud #Netflix #Zoom #RansomCenter #MOMA #YaleArtGallery #UTAustin Since my last blog post...
Aruba Austin
Mar 26, 20213 min read
Making Sense of Senseless Violence
#StopAsianHate #SocialJustice #BlackLivesMatter #WhitneyMuseum #YasuoKuniyoshi #EdwardRuscha #WeAreTheWorld #LosAngeles Are we seriously...
Aruba Austin
Mar 17, 20213 min read
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