Expat Life
A collection of articles on the life of an expat – the joys, the lows, and how to figure out whether the thing sitting on your plate is what you ordered – along with all the adventures of living in a foreign country.
Reflections on the Natalee Holloway and Stephany Flores cases.
Thoughts on the latest news on the Meredith Kercher murder case in Perugia, Italy, where an American college girl and her Italian boyfriend were convicted in the torture, sexual assault and death of a young British student.
My Take on the Schapelle Corby Case is a very popular post, especially with my Aussie and New Zealander readers. Read what happens when you take a white trash family, a boogie-board full of drugs, and stir into the mix a bunch of corrupt Balinese police officers trying to save face and make examples out of idiot foreigners who think doing drugs in southeast Asia is awesome, dude.
Doing a Midnight Run without Getting Caught - the title says it all. A practical how-to guide on escaping from Korea while bound to an E2 work visa.
Expats, Writers, Degenerates and other Rarities is a reflection into my life as a teacher-writer in Korea, and the suicide of a fellow teacher-writer. It is a statement of realization: that the act of not writing, of not fulfilling your potential, is an act of defiance and betrayal of your own spirit.
Another Pedophile Teacher in Korea-Why am I Not Surprised - if you’ve had the (mis)fortune to teach abroad, you’ve undoubtedly seen your fair share of maladjusted foreigners going to Asia for the easy job with good pay and no reference checks. Read why Korea is a haven for such social outcasts.
