Sep 17, 2020
Above is the Chinese word for crisis. The first character, 危 or wei, means “dangerous.” The second, 機 or ji, means “opportunity.” Put those two words together and you have crisis. I learned this word while I was living in Beijing last year. It was risky moving to... 
Jun 22, 2020
Why have I been MIA for the past three years and what have I been up to? Oh you know, I just changed jobs EIGHT times (reorgs, not my fault!), moved six times, traveled to nine countries, picked up jujitsu, moved to China for nine months, and got married (during COVID... 
Jul 20, 2017
What do Harry Potter, Princes Bride, Game of Thrones, and Leap Year all have in common? No, only two of them have cult like followings… The correct answer is they were all filmed in Ireland! Never been there? Its dizzying 300 foot cliffs, ancient fortresses, battle... 
May 29, 2017
What do Sweden, Norway and Denmark have in common? If you guessed they’re all absurdly beautiful, expensive and cold… you are correct! Maybe it’s just because I live in Texas and therefore have zero tolerance for cold but when the Scandinavians say, “It’s a lovely... 
May 4, 2017
I took this picture yesterday while exploring Denmark. Me and my two travel buddies had just walked four or five miles trying to find our way out of the rundown labyrinth of Freetown Christiana. Never heard of the place? I’ll let my little friend do the explaining. I... 
Apr 11, 2017
It’s hard to write believable action when the most exciting thing you’ve done this year is spike your cat’s water bowl. I say this because I’ve had a pretty action packed life and the action I’ve lived, I can write. One of my most infamous memories is of being...