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    Frank Lloyd Wright once said, "Space is the breath of art." Creativity constantly reminds me to appreciate the beauty that we, as mere human beings, are able to cultivate from the nothingness of space.

    72 weeks ago

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    I can't, therefore I can.

    73 weeks ago

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    Quality of life, health, and fitness need not be in the form of diets and extreme work out regimens or even abstaining from the occasional slob kabob central. Quality of life comes from accepting certain facts about your mortality but seeing this as an opportunity to give yourself a break.

    73 weeks ago

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About Me

Health and yoga nut. Lifestyle columnist at www.wellwire.com. Lover of nature, philosophy and sexy organic food. Living, loving and getting high on gratitude.

Work History

  • WellWire, LLC
  • Writer
  • September 2009 to Present
  • Holistic health and lifestyle column at www.wellwire.com
    Post Archive: http://www.wellwire.com/author/karlamercado

  • IBM
  • Senior Associate - Recruitment and Brand Management
  • April 2006 to April 2007
  • Employer-Of-Choice brand promotions, copywriter for internal and external company advertising, internship program manager, HireWire founder (recruitment newsletter - internal).

  • Ernst & Young
  • Editor - Marketing and Communications
  • June 2007 to November 2007
  • Proofreading/editing internal communications.

  • goFluent, Inc.
  • ESL Teacher
  • January 2008 to January 2009
  • Business writing lessons for European professionals and Chinese high school students.

Education

  • Ateneo de Manila University
  • Bachelor of Arts Major in Development Studies, Corporate Social Responsibility
  • 2001 - 2005
  • University of New Mexico
  • Human Medicine, Anthropology
  • 2009 -
  • In preparation for a culminating masters in oriental medicine and acupuncture, with a focus on human nutrition, fitness and holistic healing.

Interests
Health, Human Medicine, Biology, Anthropology, Sociology, Philosophy, Music (mostly of the indie rock persuasion), hanging out with friends, my dog Cooper
Goals
  1. Maintain health & wellness blog which targets Gen-Y
  2. Learn French.
  3. Live in NYC
  4. Finish a full marathon (26 miles).
  5. Earn a doctorate and/or masters in science
Favorite Quote
Look around you. Nature demands our attention; begs us to explore; to question. Science, in constantly seeking real explanations, reveals the true majesty of our world in all its complexity.

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