“Sometimes you just need to bite the bullet. When things go awry, it's natural to search solutions to distract yourself or just hope it just goes away eventually. I mean, who doesn't want their problems to just away! I know I do! But what's necessary and the hardest thing to do, is to actually stare the problem in the face and acknowledge it happened. “

“I was standing on the street in the newly established neighborhood of Mar Mikhael, drinking a beer. Someone asked me what I did and I told them I was going to become a journalist. A good friend of mine stopped me immediately and said, Alexandra, don’t ever say that again. Say that you are a journalist.”

“Technology has played a huge part in my career. And over the last year I have become obsessed with finding the best systems to optimize my efficiency. I juggle anywhere from three to five projects at a time - so I have no room to be disorganized or unmotivated to say the least. Take a peek inside my phone and see what my ride or die digital necessities are … “

“There's a lot of advice out there. Some advice is groundbreaking. Maybe even life changing. And some of it isn't all that interesting, applicable or helpful. The most interesting advice - to me - however, is advice that only becomes clear when you're ready for it.”

“After grinding on my own business, and creating my own projects, and seeking my own clients. This felt bland. I began coming home from work and crying. I kept saying to myself “I lost my mojo”. The essence of who I was felt like it was slipping out of my grasp. And to top it all off, I couldn’t drive to San Diego on a Tuesday morning with an iced chai latte and my best friend.”