Because it takes a village metropolis. This list is non-exhaustive.

To mentors - Shannon, Professors Joy, Rahr, Greg, and Yan - for being some of the earliest supporters of everything and anything I was curious about.

To Jason, Gerry, and Nancy - for being my adoptive New York family and taking me under your wing.

To Henry and Daisy - the original tricycle.

To Anna - for being my first new friend in a foreign environment.

To Phoebe and Ivan - for good food, company, and complimenting my travel recommendations when we're 6,000 kilometres apart.

To Rohit, RLW, Tracy - for being boomerangs, reconnecting after years.

To Tommy - for moral steadfastness and collected reason. For 10 pm udon and 8 am coffee the next day. Need I say more?

To Alex - for reliability. For being a rock, for being stable, for being heartfelt at any and all given times.

To AK, EB, MG, JC, GS, KM, JP - for being mentors, managers, and sparring partners who have been formative to my early career.

To James - for strength and stay.

To Nathan - for being the closest thing I had to an older brother. I miss you.