I loved him the moment I saw the lead singer of the Malaysian cover band on his shoulders. The scene kind of looked like this. Uncle Chang, the namesake of the island hotel I was staying in, had arrived a few hours prior. Upon seeing Uncle Chang standing at the prow of his Malaysian water […]
Life and Lifestyle
Living in South Korea: 10 Things to Know (Some of Which Will Surprise You)
Steve Ward went to South Korea as part of his graduate school studies. Upon completing his degree he got a job working in the state of his alma mater. With time he started looking for ways to get back to South Korea. He scoured the Internet and job boards and ultimately managed to find a […]
Living in Taiwan: 16 Things About Taiwanese Expat Life
Andrew Bliss has lived in China, South Korea and now Taiwan, his home for the past six years. In his years living throughout Asia and Taiwan he has: mastered Chinese, secured a position teaching at the university level (which includes four months of paid vacation) and recently started his own company called The Adventurous Mailbox, […]
How to Live & Work in Mexico City as an Expat
Nicola has the expat dream arrangement – living in an inexpensive country, yet working professionally and remotely for a company in Canada. As part of my series on expats who figured out how to work and live abroad I had to hear more. Her arrangement sounded ideal but what about the horror stories of what […]
Living in Colombia: 2 Years of Life, Safety & Working in the Land of Eternal Spring
Matt Dickhaus decided he needed a change and moved from Florida to Medellin, Colombia. Why Medellin and why Colombia? Because it was the cheapest ticket to South America he could find. He also wanted to learn Spanish. And where better to learn than a place where the vast majority of travelers are still, unnecessarily so […]
How to Fall in Love
A healthy dose of relationship dysfunction in my mid-twenties would seem sufficient motivation to improve my boyfriend selection skills going forward. However, it was around the age of 28 I made a decision to be in a relationship which would prove to be the most profoundly ugly one of all. That decision would ultimately involve […]