Over the past few months, I’ve become enlightened in the ways of biking (ok, ok, electric biking). What started as a curiosity has grown into a real joy, something I didn’t anticipate enjoying so much. These days, I find myself biking to places around Mountain View, where I live, on a regular basis. Meeting friends […]| The Dagmar Perspective
For anyone who knows me, you know I have a secret love for Korean Dramas (commonly referred to as K-Dramas). About once every couple of months, the urge hits me to start a new series, and before I know it, I’ve lost hours of sleep binge watching episodes. I’m embarrassed to even think about how […]| The Dagmar Perspective
Note to reader: This is going to be a veeeeery casual post (as evidenced by how many “E”s I put in “very”). Please drop all expectations, I plan for this post to be the outlier when it comes to quality. It will contain no meaningful thoughts or calls to action. Enjoy! Back in 2023, I […]| The Dagmar Perspective
Yesterday as I was scrolling through social media, I stumbled upon an ad for a service called Tolan; an artificial intelligence platform that pitched itself as your new best friend. “Talk to us about whatever,” the ad said. That couldn’t be real… right? I clicked the link, half-expecting it to be a parody. But no, […]| The Dagmar Perspective
Volunteering has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. There’s something deeply fulfilling about contributing directly to the community you belong to. I truly believe you’re not fully a resident of a place until you plug into a local organization, ideally, by giving your time to a cause that matters. […]| The Dagmar Perspective
Lately, I’ve been inching closer to becoming a regular biker. (Okay, fine, an e-biker, but that still counts!) And as I’ve gotten more comfortable on two wheels, I’ve started craving longer rides and new destinations beyond my usual Peet’s Coffee loop or neighborhood park paths. That’s when the idea hit: what if I combined two […]| The Dagmar Perspective
Note to the reader: This blog post was originally posted on November 11, 2017 when I was working for the 4-H Youth Development Program, which is facilitated through the University of California Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. I thought what I wrote back then was fairly insightful, so I wanted to bring it over […]| The Dagmar Perspective
As I near my mid-30s, I’ve noticed my circle of friends has significantly shrunk compared to my 20s. Over time, the wonderful people who were once my go-tos for weekend trips and late-night adventures either moved away, got married, had babies (or some combination of the three). I’ve had my own growth, too: I relocated […]| The Dagmar Perspective
Originally Posted on April 13, 2025 I almost didn’t go. That’s the part I don’t want to skip over; the part where I, a grown woman in her 30s, nearly canceled a tropical vacation 24 hours before de…| The Dagmar Perspective
In an era of digital connection where a person online can have thousands of friends/followers, it’s somewhat ironic that loneliness has become a defining feature of modern life. Despite living in d…| The Dagmar Perspective
