Big thanks to Dan Andrews (@TropicalMBA) over at Tropical MBA for letting me re-post his super insightful comments about the evolving landscape of what it means, and the advantages of, being a location independent entrepreneur, particularly in Asia. I loved the way he articulated the changes and advantages of living and running your business overseas. Succinct, to the […]
This is a guest post on what I thought to be a quite relevant topic, at the intersection of my interests, health and international development. Global health is important in today’s world. This is because the health of a nation will affect its social, political and economic state and productivity. Partly because of this, the […]
After the year that 2011 was, where I didn’t stay in any place longer than 4 months and I often didn’t know where I’d call home the next month or even the next week, 2012 has been a HUGE contrast. I haven’t left the US since I returned in early January this year. ‘Home’ has […]
As I get ready to head on a new series adventures, starting with a month travel around Europe, I’ve realized I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time in the planning and getting ready. I’ve spent time researching trains, flights, buses, ferries, booking apartments on AirBnB, figuring out how the RailnFly card works in Frankfurt when […]
Once I decided on my plan for jumping from Asia to Europe and then back to Asia this summer, the next step is to figure out flights. Hangzhou or just Shanghai to Europe (Germany) is easy, but after that not so much. Trying to find flights between such random places as Madrid to Bali, Indonesia […]
While my last post summarized 2010 and only hinted at 2011, now I’m ready to start explaining what’s going on this year. As you can see on my new health and herbs blog, the first 6 months of this year have been and will be (almost) entirely focused on studying Traditional Chinese Medicine. I’ve decided […]
March: After returning to Shanghai after the Olympics, I decided I wanted to work for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. So I left italki and made Expo my mission. Success! March-May: I took my first Traditional Chinese Medicine Class and a photography class at the Expat Learning Center. March-November: I worked for Aden Services on […]
Day 4, February 20 Days 4 and 5 were both pretty busy with specific Olympics events. Before I headed up to Vancouver, Mariska and I had bought Ice Dance (training) tickets for Saturday, February 20th, starting at 7am! Although 7am didn’t happen, Jaime and I did make it there by about 9:30am and with 3.5 […]
Day 2: February 18 After all the excitement of Day 1, Day 2 was a little bit slower. In the afternoon there was a Canada Hockey game for which some Canada Hockey fans had organized a hockey Tweetup. Yes, its just what it sounds like, lots of people on twitter sit around a big screen […]
Yesterday was my first day at the Olympics and it was amazing! The day started out with a photo walk around downtown taking pictures of the Olympic flame, then down to Robson Square to see the Chinese gold and silver medal pairs figure skating champions do brief performances. Canada’s national youth skaters also performed, with […]
The Year in Review: 2009 January started out with a New Year’s Day flight from Phoenix to San Francisco, which included watching the USC Rose Bowl game as soon as I got off the plane in San Fran. Then more game watching downtown with my awesome cousin Kelly and her friends. The next day I […]
I love cities, and I especially love them at night when they’re lit up and sparkling, dazzling my eye with their flickering lights and myriad of shapes. So whenever I’m in one of those spectacular cities with the amazing view, I make a point to find the best vantage point in the city and go […]
Look inside any garment and there’s a good chance you’ll see a “Made in China” label. Garments of all sorts, qualities, and brands are made in China. Most of the garment manufacturing is centered around the Pearl River Delta (Guangzhou/Shenzhen) or Ningbo. Despite this, and the tight watch designers keep on their production facilities, many […]
The list of my cruises thus far… July 99 :: Alaska :: Celebrity Mercury July 00 :: Greece :: Royal Olympic July 02 :: Baltic :: Celebrity Constellation December 02 :: L.A. – Mexico :: Carnival July 04 :: Mediterranean :: Celebrity Millennium December 05 – January 06 :: Mexican Riviera :: Celebrity Mercury May […]