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Essay / Tongji, Shanghai & New York

From Offshore to Inner Shore

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From the original post on Koffeemocha.

A MOMENT TO CONSIDER

Approaching a fortieth university reunion, Kefei returns to the language of his offshore engineering education. The ocean, structures, and uncertain forces become ways of reflecting on a life.

The essay connects technical habits with resilience, identity, and meaning, asking what decades of designing for external conditions can teach about an inner life.

A reading note on the published post. The complete piece, photographs, and conversation are on Koffeemocha.

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Which lesson from your work has become a lesson for living?

A question to carry into your day, or your next conversation over coffee.

Published Oct 8, 2025. Reading time estimated at 220 words per minute.
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