From 9645cc6491801c6876ed5c89fb18b6dbe09a5be6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xi Zhang
When I was little, my parents were swamped with grad school, and I stayed with my grandparents often.
My grandma operated a foot pedal sewing machine and made clothes, curtains, and even seat
- cushions herself when she wasn't overseeing the county's import export company during the day!
+ cushions for everyone when she wasn't overseeing the county's import export company during the day!
She agreed to teach me how to sew when I found her jar of buttons one day.
Bobbins hold not just threads, but know-how that amplified the production of textiles.
Likewise, culture is held, and we weave past stories into new ones.
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Bio
My name is
Xi.
I currently work as an engineer on data sovereignty projects in the Web3 domain.
- Heritage belongs to the world, but freedom and trust during our lifetimes empower us to visit Dante's Fixed Stars (Faith, Hope, and Love).
+ Heritage belongs to the world, but data belongs to the person.
+ Freedom and trust during our lifetimes empower us to visit Dante's Fixed Stars (Faith, Hope, and Love).
Once upon a time, I studied cultural anthropology. I enjoy culture shock that much! I treasure my time spent on the small town ranch in rural Texas as much as Istanbul and Berlin. - I lift recipes and probably copied your city's dance moves on a visit. + I retain recipes and probably lifted your city's dance moves on a visit.
I pray that I will one day be blessed with ambitious daughters and gracious sons.
If I could only pick three stats, I'd ask them to work on kindness, curiousity, and determination.
+ Regina Dugan says it well,
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+ the odds are irrelevant. If it matters, if the thing you are trying to do is important, and you see a possibility, take the shot.
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- May the sun bring you new energy by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, - may the rain wash away your worries, may the breeze blow new strength into your being, - and may you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life. -
+++ May the sun bring you new energy by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, + may the rain wash away your worries, may the breeze blow new strength into your being, + and may you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life. +
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