Disappointments Are Your Opportunity

Esther Kwon
Nov 3 · 3 min read

Not getting that job — that relationship — that whatever, is not everything you need to be happy.

Photo by Wes Grant on Unsplash

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA —

The summer of my junior year in college, I visited my parents in their new home. Actually old home. They lived in the same, rundown apartment decades ago with my siblings before I was born, and for the first time I would witness the history that I…

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Esther Kwon

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Freelance Writer in New York. Indulges in hearty thoughts and satire. Also likes to collaborate on photoshoots (IG:@eyitsesther)

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