Rich Quarantine, Poor Quarantine
When Malaysia’s national lockdown began three weeks ago, I didn’t know what to expect. Everyone kept stressing that it wasn’t Continue Reading
Watching the U.S. Fall Apart from Afar: A Note From Your Worried Friend Abroad
“Don’t you want to go back to the U.S. eventually?” I get this question a lot. I could write an Continue Reading
When a Short-Term Crisis Becomes Your Long-Term Plan (Moving to Malaysia)
It’s strange when the world is panicking, your friends are largely self-quarantined in their apartments in China, many people are Continue Reading
Life in Limbo: How to Survive When All Your Sports Bras Are Under Quarantine
Reporting from Kuala Lumpur, life in exile is pretty great. There are only 21 cases of the coronavirus reported here Continue Reading
Safe and Sane in Malaysia: An Update on the Coronavirus from a Beijinger in Exile
First, I’m fine! Although I live in Beijing, I was in Malaysia when the first reporting of the Coronavirus occurred Continue Reading
Thailand: Then and Now
A traveler I met in Nepal back in 2016 reached out to me last week. “Do you find when you Continue Reading
China Celebrates with Lots of Tanks (or Why I’m Leaving Beijing Next Week)
October 1st is a big deal in Beijing this year. Which is why next Thursday I am LEAVING CHINA. Not Continue Reading
7 Things That Catch Me Off-guard When I Visit the U.S.
My Chinese visa expired. Time out. R.I.P. My future hangs in the grasp of the Chinese consulate in D.C. In Continue Reading
A Tale of Two Passports
The time has finally come to say goodbye to my single favorite item: my passport. My old one is officially Continue Reading
China 2.0: A New Chapter in Beijing
Three months into my job, I already knew I wanted to quit. I didn’t just want to quit the job, Continue Reading