By Carrie on July 26, 2012
What do donuts, vinyl and toast have to do with one another? Come to Themba Child’s art show in Taipei on August 4th, 2012 to find out!
Posted in Cultural Travel, Features | Tagged Artists, Canadian artists, Expats, expats in Taipei, Interviews, MSW Interviews, Themba Child |
By Carrie on November 6, 2009
Global nomad, Hawaii’s sweetheart, and now Taiwan’s new top model, international model Jaclynn Joseph has done a formidable job of combining a love of culture and traveling with a lucrative modeling career here in Taipei. Stylish, versatile, daring, and 100% original, Jaclynn is also fiercely independent and a real go-getter.
Posted in Features | Tagged Expats, Interviews, Models, People, Taiwan Travel Guide, Women |
By Carrie on October 19, 2009
Who says you can’t travel and look fashionable? Canadian fashion designer Jenna Pearce is so inspired by her life abroad that she has developed her own clothing line, Rice Society, here in Taiwan. As our third and final interview on nomadic artists who are living out their dreams on the other side of the ocean, Jenna demonstrates that all you need is a little gumption to follow the path to your heart’s greatest desires. Read on to find out how she does it…
Posted in Features | Tagged Art, Asia, Expats, Fashion, Interviews |
By Carrie on June 15, 2008
Last August, I was contacted by Dr. Scott A. Hipsher, a university lecturer at Bangkok University in Thailand, about being a case study for a book called, “Expatriates in Asia: Breaking Free of the Colonial Paradigm.” Dr. Hipsher is also the lead author of “The Nature of Asian Firms” as well as numerous book chapters, [...]
Posted in Cultural Travel | Tagged Books, Expats, Interviews |
By Carrie on September 17, 2007
Thoth Harris, author of The Montreal Writer’s Storm Sewer wrote an interesting article in response to my first post on Expats Behaving Badly. It’s a great read and well worth checking out. He makes some excellent points on this issue. I’ve enjoyed reading Thoth’s blog for some time now. He’s an excellent writer. This morning, [...]
Posted in Travel Advice | Tagged Expats |
By Carrie on September 16, 2007
Meet Mike. He’s the reason I decided to write about expats behaving badly. But first things first. These posts are not meant to throw light onto normal everyday reactions and actions of expats living abroad. We all have our moments of anger, confusion and stress and at times, it’s hard not to react to a [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged Expats |
By Carrie on September 11, 2007
When expats mess up, it reflects badly on all of us. Unfortunately, I’ve witnessed expats behaving badly too often to count. It’s bad enough when I see people behaving badly back home, but when we are guests in a foreign country, it seems so much worse. I’ve noticed that acts which are deemed unacceptable back [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged Expats |
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