One month, 12 airports and six Panda Express’ later, I had made a few observations about today’s travel ‘experience’ which I believe are worthy of a mention: 1. If anything should run amok or if you happen to find yourself in a life threatening situation, please know the airline you are flying follows strict FAA […]
Life and Lifestyle
Living in Belize: 101
In 2006, Lara Goldman’s husband was killed in a plane crash. Two years later she was ‘not getting any better.’ Around this time she had a conversation with her sparring partner. It reminded me of a conversation I would have with myself every time I was on a hour plus commute (one way) to work […]
Is Being PC F’ing Us All?
My lovely friend Lane was one mom in a two-mom household. Her story of dual-mommying was one, in my opinion, that needed to be told. When Lane not only agreed to chat with me but was excited about the opportunity to share her and her wife’s story; we went about the same process I do […]
Living in Saudi Arabia: An Expat on the Serious $$ and Serious Culture Shock
Dante found a recruiter who was looking for people to teach ESL in various locations around the world. He originally had a job lined up teaching English in South Korea but the paperwork fell through. Then a job came along in Saudi Arabia. The pay was more than in the South Korea and the paperwork […]
Living in Costa Rica: James Kaiser on How to Move to Paradise.
James Kaiser had written four bestselling books on US National Parks when a friend invited him to Costa Rica on holiday. James fell in love with the place. When he returned home he began researching how he could write a national park guide for his newly discovered paradise. In 2008 he moved there and has […]
Living in Japan: Interview with American Writer Amy Chavez
Amy Chavez moved to Japan 18 years ago to teach English. Since then she has received permanent residency, opened a beach bar with her husband, become fluent in Japanese and has continued to advance her career as a writer. She and her husband are the only Westerners on a small island of 500 people – […]