Ryan Kenedy is a professor at a community college in Southern California and has been teaching a course on critical thinking for over 20 years. Although he teaches critical thinking for both fiction and non-fiction analyses, the topic for today's discussion is on non-fiction and more applicable to real world situations. Critical thinking is a necessary life skill that Ryan believes can be taught as early as elementary school and needed in all professions as well as in your personal life to make well informed decisions and protect yourself from being scammed.

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Holiday traditions may sound mediocre, but it can be a time of excitement and family bonding as the activities bring everyone together. It can be putting up Christmas lights, watching a Christmas movie, having a special meal etc. Edwin and Barkha talk about holiday traditions while growing up that reflects Indian and Chinese cultures as well as traditions we participate as a family.

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Barkha Chiang shares an update about her experience working as a full-time nurse at the 6 month mark including successes and challenges she has faced.

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Dads nowadays share more responsibilities in childrearing compared to previous generations, which is a privilege, amazing and fun. Eric Bahn is the founder of Beat the GMAT and General Partner and co-Founder of Hustle Fund, a venture capital firm that invests in early stage founders. He has two beautiful children (7 years old and 4 years old), and he shares how he tackles common parenting struggles as a dad in this age group. You can connect with Eric via Twitter below:

Twitter: @ericbahn

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In this episode, Edwin talks about the extracurricular activity Synthesis, that was originally developed by Josh Dahn and Elon Musk to start an experimental school for children of parents who worked at Space X. The same principles and concept were used in Synthesis. Edwin shares how his daughter's experience is after participating for the past 2 months.

For more information on Synthesis, please visit www.synthesis.com.
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Jason and Melina Tabor are the unofficial marriage counselors at Foothill Vineyard Church in San Dimas, California. They have been married for over 20 years and have four amazing children, and they share their wisdom in maintaining a healthy marriage while enduring the challenges of raising children, working, and life.

Resources mentioned in this podcast includes:
1. Vertical Marriage from Family Life
2. The Marriage Course https://themarriagecourse.org/
3. Art of Marriage from Family Life
4. The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile
5. Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

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Jenny Anderson, founder of Girl of 10,000 Lakes, is an outdoor adventure seeker, author of 1-2-3- Ice Fishing and is prolific on Instragram, sharing her passion for outdoor activities especially ice fishing to the world. She shares her insight on how she's able to include her two toddlers in her love for the outdoor while ensuring everyone has a good time. Jenny can be reached at the following:

1. Instagram: instagram.com/girlof10000lakes (very fun to follow)
2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/girlof10klakes
3. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlof10000lakes
4. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/girlof10000lakes
5. Blog: https://girlof10000lakes.com/
6. Ice Fishing Book: https://123icefishing.com
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Winnie Su is a former dancer in West End, the London version of New York's Broadway musical industry. She describes her journey leading up to joining West End and current life as a wife and mother of two young boys. Her husband, Brian, joins her in this episode and talks about how he helps support her so she can continue to dance as a hobby.

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Barkha Chiang graduated from nursing school in 2014 and delayed entering the workforce for 7 years. She was a stay at home mom raising two beautiful children until now. Barkha describes her experience going from stay at home mom to full-time employee after first month on the job.

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Michael Bailey is a youth pastor at Foothill Vineyard Church, fitness coach and is a passionate ultramarathon runner. He describes his journey into running 30+mile races and how he's able to juggle training, work and being a father of his 1 year old son.

Michael can be reached on Instagram @michael_a_bailey or via e-mail ffpbailey@gmail.com

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Vicky Mah, an American working for Engineering Ministries International, shares about her experience living in Cambodia for the past 5 years and how it helped broaden her global perspective. More information can be found at https://emiworld.org/ or on Instagram @emidesignhope.

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Edwin shares about accomplishments in 2021 and what he's looking forward in 2022.

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Barkha Chiang immigrates to America from India in 2014 and shares funny stories on the culture shock of moving from India to America. Recorded December 29, 2021.

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Barkha Chiang graduated from nursing school in India in 2014 but soon after got moved to the U.S. and got married with children. She shares her journey and perseverance to pass the NCLEX exam 7 years later. Recorded October 10, 2021.

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