Sonia Mao - Sonia Mao

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Sabbatical, 3.5 Months In: Making Room to Grieve.

Who Dat Girl?

Girl with silver pom poms

I’m Sonia, a mostly plant-based eater who moved to Okinawa in Dec '20 to redesign my life.

I blog about:

(Mis)adventures living in Japan
Easy plant-based recipes
#realtalk about my struggles

I hope my fails help in your wins!

And if nothing else -- give you a good laugh.

The day I decided to swear off alcohol for good.

No-jito to Mojito: Tactics to stay dry at parties

Honey, I’m a Vegan: 5 FAQs and how to answer them for a newly-vegan and non-vegan couple.

Friendship and Sales: 5 lessons from bizdev on being a better friend.

How to say no to your family and partner without being an asshole.

Micro tasks: We know it works, but what size is just right?

Designing a routine that can be kept.

“Dream big, don’t waste your potential”. But what’s wrong with little dreams?

Reconnecting with my hands: Why I’ve picked up a non-digital hobby.

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