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MSW Interviews: Professional Model and Global Nomad Jaclynn Joseph

MSW Interviews: Professional Model and Global Nomad Jaclynn Joseph

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.

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Book Review: Wanderlust and Lipstick: The Essential Guide for Women Traveling Solo

Book Review: Wanderlust and Lipstick: The Essential Guide for Women Traveling Solo

By Carrie on May 11, 2009

I don’t often get mail in Taiwan, so I was especially pleased to receive a white package in the mail a few weeks ago. Inside was a book called Wanderlust and Lipstick: The Essential Guide for Women Traveling Solo. It was sealed with an autograph and a lipstick kiss.

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Photo Moment: I’m Your Superstar

By Carrie on December 24, 2008

  One of my good friends, Queenie Chen. She really is a superstar, isn’t she?

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Photo Moment: Portrait of a Lao Woman

By Carrie on December 3, 2008

  While trekking through Northern Lao, we happened upon a village high in the mountains.  There are still places in Asia where foreigners are a rare and unexpected treat.  This was one of those times.

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How You Find Me – Favorite Search Engine Terms for My Several Worlds

By Carrie on October 10, 2008

The wedding is quickly approaching. With so much to do and so little time left, I’ve been hard-pressed to find time to blog. I’ve been trying to work ahead to get some posts ready for the seven weeks that we are on the road. Whenever people find out that I have a blog, the first question [...]

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Suffering For Beauty: The Beloved Curse of the High-Heeled Shoe

By Carrie on January 12, 2008

The pursuit of fashionable feet is no stranger to the history books. Women have been enduring torturous footwear for centuries in the name of fashion and beauty. To all those high heel admirers, do you know exactly how much pressure is under your foot?

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Suffering for Beauty – Graphic Photos of Chinese Footbinding

By Carrie on July 11, 2007

Learn about the practice of foot binding in ancient China and view a full set of photos of a woman with bound feet in Yunnan Province.

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Women Little Girls Should Admire: Margaret Mead

By Carrie on May 8, 2007

  Margaret Mead 1901-1978 When I was a young girl, (perhaps 8 or 9 years of age), my father read me a story about Margaret Mead. It was one of my favorite stories and I loved to read it on my own as well. I thought Margaret Mead was a fantastically interesting person. She was [...]

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