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Cities, Airports, & Books of 2019

As an information-driven recap of the year: here are the cities I’ve slept in, the airports I’ve arrived in or departed from, books I read, and shows I saw. (Past years: 2018)

Compared to last year: "Shows I saw" is a new category. "Books I read" were more heavily audiobooks.  
 
Cities I slept in 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Cotswolds, England
Denver, Colorado
Fuchu, Japan
Jeju, Korea
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
London, England
Los Angeles, California
Oxford, England
Portland, Oregon
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, Washington
Toronto, Canada
Seoul, Korea
Singapore
Whistler, Canada

Airports I traveled through
CJI 
DEN
DTW
ICN
KHH
LAX
LHR
OAK
NRT
SEA
SJC
SFO
SIN

Books I read
A Higher Loyalty
A Million Years In A Thousand Years
Atomic Habits
Becoming
Billion Dollar Whale
Culture Map
Customer Success
Deep Work: Rules For Focused Success In A Distracted World
Educated
Free Food For Millionaires
Gay Girl Good God
If You Leave Me
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
Letters To The Church
Love Does
Never Split The Difference
Nudge
Option B
Persepolis
Quiet
Range
Talking To Strangers
The 4 Hour Work Week
The Complete Persepolis
The Joy Luck Club
The Life Changing Magic Of Tidying Up
The Moment Of Lift
Why Not Me?
Work Rules


Shows I saw 
Book of Mormon - London
Bright Star - Seattle
Kim's Convenience - Seattle
Lungs - Seattle
Necessary Sacrifices - Seattle
The Great Gatsby - London
Violet's Attic - Seattle

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