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Mr Snowden,

What is the exact feeling you felt when you started seeing yourself on the TV while holed up in the hotel in Hong Kong? Did you ever get to go outside? At what point did you actually realize your life will be changed forever?

How can we stay 'connected' with our families and friends on social media, while staying vigilant of what is currently going on with regards to surveillance. I can't opt out completely, it's my work, it's my communication methods, it's how people know I'm alive!

Thank you.

How do you prepare for your own death? How does it make you feel that assisted suicided is illegal in your country? Have you brought this up with medical professionals in your country? What sort of preparation do you take as a converted Jew? What do you look forward to?

Thank you and all the best.

Hi Carol, I love when you go on the Stern show, it seems like you and Howard have a cool relationship.

Any suggestions on how to 'make it' in comedy in 2014? I perform weekly, get a lot of "Hey man, hilarious!" - and I write, and submit stuff to shows, but I'm not sure if I'm doing it right.

I know there's no 'answer' but a little advice from someone like you would be amazing!

xox

I'm 32, tried the whole startup thing, moved out to the Bay Area, met all the right people, put in all the time in the world, but ... Pinterest launched about 4 months ahead of us, they got the press, the traction and everything else that goes with success. I'm still grinding, not in the startup world, though I'm still happy, but very broke. Broke is difficult. I'm there. I work my ass off and sometimes have to think up excuses not to go out to dinner with friends because my bank account has $14 in the savings column. It's cool to be in your 20s and doing the startup thing, sleeping on the floor, eating ramen, but when you're in your 30s and you've been there and done that ... and the financial success isn't there, well, it's really difficult. I applaud your financial success u/Caffeinatedprefect . My bank account and I are jealous ;)

That's cool. I have a few questions -- was there anything that you naively imagined about Nepal that totally wasn't true? What did you totally miss from home while there? Did you have to spend money in Nepal?