Emotional insight gained through travel Cambodia’s Killing Fields. Read about them for decades. Saw the movie. Thought I understood what happened. The nightmare reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia started in 1975 and lasted until 1979 when they were driven from power by the invading Vietnamese army. The Khmer Rouge killed up to two […]
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English Teacher from Los Angeles loving Bangkok but not age discrimination
What is your name? Gerry Reissman What city do you live in? Currently, Bangkok, Thailand When did you move overseas? 2005 From what city and country were you originally? Los Angeles, CA, USA Did you move with someone or by yourself? If with someone whom? By myself If you were single, how was dating in […]
Asians, Age, and Work
Myth: One of the biggest misconceptions about Asian culture is that Asians venerate age. Note: Asia is an awfully big place and, as we all know, there are a lot of people here. This post is concerned with just one part of Asia: China, South Korea, and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Korea, and Vietnam). Everyone in […]
Bangkok’s Grade – An Expat Mecca That Doesn’t Love You Back
Bangkok is one of the most popular countries on the planet for expats. According to HSBC’s recent survey of expats, Expat Explorer Survey 2011, Thailand is the top ranked country in the categories of Overall Expat Experience and Overall Quality of Life. Thailand is popular both as a retirement and a work destination. Many expats […]
Born in Kenya, resident of Australia, and lives and works in Bangkok
Mariam Ali definitely qualifies as a woman of the world. She was born in Kenya and has lived in Turkey, Australia, and Bangkok. Mariam finds that expat life helps you better understand both your own culture and the world. She feels living overseas helps people develop an international perspective and helps them understand the interconnection […]
USA photographer in Bangkok, Thailand
Dennie Cody is a digital textbook example of an expat who is leveraging past work experience in his home country to build a rewarding life overseas. When his home base of Miami, Florida, along with most of the USA, was caught in the economic downturn, Dennie and his Thai wife started spending most of their […]
USA firefighter now in Saudi Arabia and the Peruvian jungle
Michael Wilson is a baby boomer from the USA who went to Peru for what was supposed to be a short trip and found a new life and a wife. As an expat, he is building multiple revenue streams that include teaching and organic farming. His new home base is the Peruvian jungle but you […]
English Teacher in Merida, Mexico
Tim taught for 20 years in the USA. He tested the Mexican teaching and living waters and found them to be the right temperature so he made the big move. Tim’s story illustrates the point that you don’t have to be a hardcore adventurer to enjoy expat living. Also, Tim, like many expats, is very […]
Shanghai’s Grade – Semi-Cosmopolitan City With A Vegas Skyline
Shanghai: What is behind the curtain? Many cities make a traveler feel that he or she is in a “whereverville” – a place that seems an awful like a lot of other places but no place in particular. Walking around most cities, it is easy to find yourself exclaiming something along the lines of – […]
Singapore’s Grade – Country by Disneyland
Singapore is the name a country and the country’s main city. This grade is for the city where most people live. There is an old joke that there are two types of people – those that divide people into two types and those who don’t. In Singapore, I found two types of expats: 1. Those […]
