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Jordan Blaza Olsen
Jan 191 min read
The Need for Connection in a Changing Digital World
Why does the current social media turmoil feel like grieving the loss of someone we love? Because humans are inherently social beings. We...

Jordan Blaza Olsen
Jan 181 min read
Before Social Media Was a Thing
Back in the late 1900s (aka the 90s), life was very different. We barely had cell phones, and social media simply didn’t exist. My first...


Jordan Blaza Olsen
Jan 171 min read
Queen!
Last December, I had the honor of serving as a judge for the Miss International Queen USA Pageant —one of the official preliminaries for...


Jordan Blaza Olsen
Sep 7, 20242 min read
Puerto Rico - 2022
Visiting Puerto Rico had long been on my list, but life seemed to have a knack for getting in the way. Personal plans derailed, and work...


Jordan Blaza Olsen
Apr 29, 20235 min read
London 2023 - The City Experience
And now I’m back home, sitting on my yellow lounge chair facing the eastern morning sun in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. I had my Kona...


Jordan Blaza Olsen
Apr 22, 20235 min read
London 2023 - Star Wars Celebration Europe
I’m writing this blog while on a train to Durham, to visit my cousin and her family. Brick houses of different shapes and sizes as well...


Jordan Blaza Olsen
Nov 3, 20224 min read
Singapore in 4 Days
March 14-17, 2020 “When I was in Singapore …” I laugh at myself when I start telling someone about my travels even when they didn’t ask...


Jordan Blaza Olsen
Oct 29, 20224 min read
Boracay in 5 days - Philippines, 2022
Boracay, Philippines


Jordan Blaza Olsen
Feb 26, 20223 min read
Japan in 3 days - Tokyo
For reference, I took a train from Narita to Tokyo: https://goo.gl/maps/BAYHVwon3ipEjU1z6 . I did get lost midway because I took the...


Jordan Blaza Olsen
Feb 15, 20224 min read
Japan in 3 days - Narita
Japan in 3 days - Narita


Jordan Blaza Olsen
Feb 6, 20223 min read
Ibiza, Spain 2019
I didn't expect that a global lockdown would happen and yet it did. Something you'll keep seeing me write about is that I'm so grateful....
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