As someone always on the move, changing countries and lifestyles every year, lockdown didn’t seem like something I was prepared to cope with well. Most …
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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 suffering and have died, but …
Return to India Part II: Nostalgia in Chandigarh
I think it’s time to invent a new word. There’s a phenomenon I’ve experienced a few, poignant times in my life and I lack a …
Three Thanksgivings of China
I’m a bit late to the party, as it’s been a week and a half since Thanksgiving. That’s because here in China I didn’t celebrate …
Learning Vietnamese
People often say learning a language helps you understand a culture. I always thought this just meant you could communicate with people, but it’s a …
#MeToo Sexual Harassment Abroad
My (male) friend sent me a text today; a girl who was harassing him a few years ago posted #MeToo, the viral sexual harassment awareness …