My day-to-day life in Colorado. Home, lifestyle, fitness, and general musings about what it’s like to live in Denver.
UPDATED with new 2025 sizing! As a petite Asian American woman living in the United States I am always struggling to find clothing that fits straight off the rack. Granted there are a number of retailers in the US that do offer petite sizing, but even then the cut and styles never seem to be […]
Some folks have been asking me how they can educate themselves about the history of anti-Asian and AAPI violence and racism and ways they can get involved at a local Denver/Colorado level. Here are some resources I recommend. Colorado groups, organizations, training Other US groups, organizations, training History Know of a great resource I missed? […]
A year and a half ago I wrote all about my decision to move from New York City to Denver. The response to that post has been incredible! So many of you have contacted me, eager to learn more about how I’ve found life in the Mile High City after living here for some time. […]
A comprehensive guide for shoppers who want to understand how MUJI clothing sizing and price differ in Japan versus in the US. When I first started visiting Japan in 2013, I was really excited to shop at UNIQLO and MUJI – two very popular Japanese brands that I was familiar with because they had opened […]
It’s official – the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival is my new favorite free Denver summertime event. This weekend I got on my bike and pedaled over to Sloan’s Lake to see what this free festival had to offer. Although the main attraction are the dragon boat races that occur throughout the two day festival, it’s […]
Whether you’ve just moved to Denver or you’ve lived here your entire life, everyone’s gotta eat. Want to stay on top of all the latest and greatest places to dine in the Mile High City? Follow these Instagram food creators, influencers, bloggers, and writers to be in the known about restaurant hot spots worth visiting […]
UPDATED: 3/2/2020 As a foodie, I love eating out but inevitably I always order too much food and always have leftovers and normally have to ask for a to-go box. I care about the environment and the amount of garbage and waste produced by humans, I absolutely HATED getting Styrofoam, plastic, and plastic-lined paper containers that […]
I often get asked about how I became an Instagram food influencer and content creator so I thought I’d share my story here on the blog. I went from starting a new Instagram account (@newdenizen) with no followers, after moving to a brand new city where I didn’t know anyone to getting invited to restaurant previews […]
Looking for some awesome snowshoe or cross-country skiing trails in the Winter Park / Fraser area? I highly recommend an amazing little network of trails we discovered off Vasquez Road that is used for mountain biking in the summer. They are a charming little spiderweb of trails that don’t have a high volume of traffic (I’m almost hesitant […]
UPDATED: 1/2/2020 with updated 2020 season information. The first time I saw a photo of the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colorado on Instagram, I knew I had to go. It looked like an amazing magical ice world straight out of the movie Frozen! I read up the entire FAQ on the site to figure out […]