Lisa's update :)

Helloooooo, G’s! Hard to believe that four months have passed since graduation… pumpkin spice lattes and the cool fall breeze made me realize that summer is really coming to an end. Sigh!

Right after graduation, Brian and I went on a three week trip to Korea, Japan, and China. It was SO fun meeting up with old friends, and Bev too (man you are appearing in every post!). I absolutely loved Japan, but unfortunately we were stuck on a “Korean tour” (yes, the tour guide only spoke Korean… and no, I do not understand Korean)… so Japan definitely remains one of my top 3 places to visit. :) Going to China was a lot more meaningful than I expected… my dad lives in Beijing for much of the year for work and grew up in Shanghai, and I have not been to mainland China since I was four years old. So, I met “his oldest employee,” who is also a close friend and apparently met me back when I was 4 – and learned a lot about my dad’s life out there when I don’t see him in the US.

Other trip highlights were mostly amazingly delicious food… difficult to share via the internet, so here are some touristy photos for your viewing pleasure:

Old Town: Shanghai, China

Jumping picture in honor of Cluster G: Kyoto, Japan

Learning some great promotion strategies from Dunkin Donuts in Incheon Airport: Seoul, Korea

Since then, I have been busy with my event planning biz, Elisabeth Events. Things are coming along slowly but surely—I’m excited to say that I’ve been hired by my second client, and I am partnering with several great vendors in the event industry for a SURPRISE which will be unveiled in a couple of weeks. :) The past few months have definitely been a learning process since I initially started the business with a passion for execution… and there is a ton of other stuff that I need to do to get the business going (I guess that is where an MBA helps! :D).

Aside from summer travels and work, I’ve been living the dream here in the ‘burbs. :) I joined my church’s flag football team (despite a deep rooted disdain for anything related to running), and I am having a blast! (Growth mindset!) I’m trying out new recipes and making use of all those kitchen tools I had no room for in my tiny NYC apt… and enjoying having my officemate, Benny, in my lap for most of the work day. To sign off, I’ll leave you with one of our most recent ‘family photos.’ Really looking forward to hearing updates from everyone else!

xoxo,

Lisa

P.S. For you Benny lovers, please indulge us and take a second to vote for him in this contest! ;) Thank you!

Greetings from Chuey!

Greetings Cluster G! It's only been a few months but I think most of us are already settling into our lives in the Real World. That is probably a minus for free time but a huge plus for liver health. I hope everyone had a great summer and are enjoying their newfound professions. In my case, I've had a busy summer, let's see. Well travel for one, Kelly and I spent a month in Europe and we stopped in five countries and probably 15 cities. Our favorite cities during the trip were Barcelona for its architecture, Santorini Greece for its sunrises, Lucca, Italy for its food and last but certainly not least, Brunate, Italy above lake como for its beautiful views and engagement-friendly surroundings haha. That's right, for most of you this probably isn't new info, but Kelly and I are officially engaged as of this June, and I'm happy to say our travel has not stopped there!

I am currently in Shanghai (the homes of my ancestors and tons of relatives on my dad's side) visiting my family and kelly's family as well. So far so good, we had dinner with her fam, lunch with mine and a heated match of Catan with Kelly's fam (a very addictive board game which i invite/challenge anyone in the NYC area to play against me and kelly ;) ) which i managed to sneak by customs. I expect its popularity to grow virally from here and become a multi-billion dollar enterprise before my next visit. In any case, my stay has been great and ah! my update may overlap somewhat with another G-mate Beverly who has just found a job in Shanghai! Bev loves visitors so if you are going to be in the Asian hemisphere please drop by and say hi. Kelly and I are going to hang out with Bev while we are here too doin as the locals do.

On the job front, things are goin along slowly but surely. For the timebeing I am still working at my summer firm as a paid intern, but I am optimistic that the right full-time job is on the horizon. That said, if anyone has any leads in the mid-market PE space lemme know ;). So that's what I've been up to in a nutshell, I've also had a chance to start up with my playwriting workshops again which I try to go to every Tuesday. If I have a reading in the city at some pt I will definitely pass it along to the cluster =). With that, I'm going to leave you with two photos from Shanghai. One of the Chu clan of Shanghai (with newest additions Kelly and my cousins son Eric =) ), and one of the AWESOMEST DUMPLINGS EVARRRR!!!! This was shortly before I, like a total dumpling noob, bit into one too fast and literally shot a stream of hot pork juice up my nose and into my eye. Classssic tourist! Oh and one bonus pic of a local lady carrying her dog around like a fuzzy panting piece of luggage.





That's it for now, I'm looking forward to hearing back from all of you too! Hear from you soon, G's!

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