“We Are Never Meeting in Real Life” is the new “The Alchemist”

Jasmine Alleva
Nov 6 · 4 min read

The Bible didn’t save my life. Neither did “The Alchemist”. Whenever I’m down in the pitty asshole of life, people ALWAYS suggest either the Bible or “The Alchemist”. I’ve read through both of those MANY TIMES. Sometimes I just want to read something I resonate with — not that I don’t resonate with those two, but I’m not a young Spanish boy in search of treasure and the Testaments…

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Jasmine Alleva

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I was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, growing up in a warehouse in Anchorage's industrial district. Now I live in airports and stand in front of cameras.

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