📸 Photo Essays
Photo Essay: Mexico
For paid subscribers, photos from my trip to Mexico.
Jenn Chen
Writer & photographer with a penchant for chips. I'm endlessly inspired by my child-of-immigrants upbringing, culture, travels, food, and natural elements.
A thought is just a thought
A nugget of wisdom from my therapist.
📸 Photo Essays
The double houses of San Francisco
Same, but not. The buildings in my neighborhood.
Some recent changes I’ve made
An essay on some changes I've made in my life.
S2: New Directions
About Balance
A letter to paid subscribers about my thoughts on "balance."
Knowing when to change
When change is needed and necessary, red flags appear. An essay reflecting on this.
Paid Posts
Careers after coffee pt. 2
For paid subscribers, bonus interview quotes from my interviewees about their careers post-coffee industry.
Departing coffee: The skills you carry with you
What are the transferrable skills that coffee people carry over when they leave the industry?
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Careers before coffee pt. 2
Bonus interview content and commentary for paid subscribers
Before coffee: The skills that transferred into their new job
Before coffee: what three people learned from their previous jobs and industries that carried into their new one.
S2: New Directions
Sifting through the professional development noise
An essay for paid subscribers on finding good professional development resources.
It's ok to pave your own way
This path is much narrower, with tree branches reaching across. Or, it’s not a path at all, at least not when you first go in that direction. With every step you take, you pave it a little more for someone behind you.