Returning to Stable Expat Life
I have returned to Taipei to begin a new job and settle into a more stable expat life, which means a little less traveling.
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On Returning Home
It’s not always easy returning home after an extended period of time away. Reverse culture shock is real, and it’s complicated by jetlag.
Being an Expat Is Not All Travel and Sunshine
Living abroad is not as exciting as most people think; same goes for working from home. Living abroad is just that–living, just in another country.
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Reasons to Visit Taiwan
Huffington Post published an awful article (since removed) on why to visit Taiwan. Here’s what’s wrong with the article and what’s right in Taiwan.
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Memories and Travel
Sometimes our memories fail us. We don’t remember things as they happened, and sometimes we have false memories. Sometimes this happens while traveling.
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EFL Jobs Abroad: The Interview
“I’m not a teacher: only a fellow traveler of whom you asked the way. I pointed ahead–ahead of myself as well as you.” ― George Bernard Shaw As I’ve re-entered the job market in Asia, I’ve looked at returning to teaching English as a foreign language (EFL); it’s a job I’ve enjoyed at times in
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Airbnb and Long-term Travel
It’s easy to travel with Airbnb accommodation, as I have for 10 out of 14 months in East Asia and Italy. It has mostly been a positive experience.
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On Studying Abroad
A personal experience of studying abroad in London and reasons more students should take a semester or year abroad to do more than just travel.
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Highlights from My Year of Travel
It’s been a year since I departed the familiarity of New Jersey for the linguist confusion of a life in foreign lands. These are my travel highlights.
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Facing Reality While Traveling
While traveling through some less developed countries, we’re bound to encounter poverty and lifestyles that are unfamiliar to us.
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Lessons from My Korean Temple Stay
Reflecting on the lessons I learned during my stay at Woljeongsa Temple in South Korea while traveling and searching for a job.
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Returning to Familiar Tokyo
What has happened makes the world. Live on the edge, looking. -Robert Creeley, “Here” I started my current journey in Tokyo–I had wanted to visit Japan for a long time, and it was my first opportunity to travel to the country. Now, I find myself back in the Land of the Rising Sun, more specifically
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The Onward Self
“Work is the curse of the drinking classes.” -Oscar Wilde I had wanted to write about my adventures here in Italy–the inspiring art of Florence, the historic streets of Assisi, the delicious gelato that keeps tempting me. Today, however, is not a day for such posts. Today is more for self-reflection in the face of
Long Stopover in Italy
Taking my time after vacation in Italy to stay in the small town of Perugia in Umbria for some sightseeing.
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On Departures
I have to say goodbye often–to the places with which I’ve become familiar, to routines I’ve developed, and most of all, to the great people I’ve met.