How to make friends when you don’t master the language

Hong Kong, the little Lego city.

When moving to Hong Kong, the biggest eye opener is the way people live.

Fake It till You Make It: 5 Cheats for Pulling Off Paris

That feeling of sweet victory when a tourist…

Hong Kong: The Fight for Living Space

With approximately 7.3 million people squeezed into tiny islands, rent and housing prices are…

The Last Week

T minus 6 days and everything was moving along smoothly. On the docket for the week was packing, Bandit, yard sale and USDA papers for…

So you just moved to San Francisco

This blog post entails some of my learnings moving to San Francisco. Disclaimer: this is my experience only and therefore your mileage may vary.

Before I begin let me set the context for my move. When I moved, I was single, living at home and…

Something About Mary: An Expat at Heart

Meet Mary Middlebrook who I’ve referred a house sitting opportunity to. House sitting is an inexpensive way to immerse yourself in another country. With house sitting you can actually *try on* another community and culture before you decide to make the huge…