Isabella Grandic

2024 > accidentally got hired as an investment banker > became a tuk tuk driver in Sri Lanka, circumnavigated 6 wild elephants > crashed an international shipping co’s hq office party in Copenhagen > became a level 8 google reviewer >survived the world’s deadliest bar crawl

@aadilpickle Agree

literally nothing else matters

Pay attention to people who bring out your favourite version of yourself

@din_diba Spending so much time wishing for a future state when everything is so great and worthy of love / attention right now

@izzygrandic What makes you say this?

Hope is one of the most misleading emotions, just be present instead

@stats_feed @tobi Wow

GDP per capita 1980 🇺🇸 US: $12,550 🇨🇦 Canada: $11,280 2026 🇺🇸 US: $92,890 🇨🇦 Canada: $58,240 (IMF)

@andruyeung Yes!!

Every immigrant I know grinds for the same purpose To retire their parents, buy them a house & move them to America for an extraordinary life It's not about fame or getting rich It's about repaying the people who sacrificed everything so you could have a shot

The more a mother enjoys her motherhood, the more a child enjoys their childhood. These two are inextricably linked.

@paulg Effort and caring!! Makes life much more rich 🫶

Now that I've been through being a kid, growing up, and then having kids, it's clear that the main thing that differentiates people is simply whether they make an effort. Whether they're content to drift along with the current, or whether they try to swim.

1+ year in nyc Love this place

Are there good winter road trips around nyc or are they all subpar compared to doing the same thing in the summer

Today was such a fun work day bc I got to say “happy new year” instead of “good morning” !!

@donnelly_b Pretty

I love offices like these. Lived in, with ideas all around you.

@simonsarris Totally agree

The only way to have more energy is to do more

Love a friend that visits & agrees to read GEB together in 2026 ❣️

@jack_ceroni We have been inviting you like thrice a month it’s about time

@izzygrandic cool because I'm on my way

I’ve had 20+ overnight guests in my nyc apartment this year, it fills me with so much warmth & joy having a home and so many people to share it with 💛💛

@katieruthmishra 2025: integrity 2026: bravery

2025: connection > met SO many amazing new people > crazy memories with friends > bonded with a cousin success. now, 2026: endurance what's your word of the year?

So much more proud of my passport wear & tear than my degree