After a good birthday celebration in Edinburgh, Scotland, I am now back in London. Tomorrow, I head back to Boston for two months. There are weddings to attend, doctors to see to make sure I’m healthy, food to eat, and trips to make. I’ve been away 11 months and the next two months are to [...]
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Cheap Things to Do in Singapore
January 6, 2009 – 11:38 am
Singapore is an expensive place to visit. There’s no way around it. The small city state is priced relative to the United States. On a small stop over trip this isn’t the problem. However, on a big trip through the region, a trip into Singapore can elicit sticker shock. For those still [...]
The Saturday City: Singapore
November 29, 2008 – 4:13 pm
Singapore wasn’t exactly what I thought it would be. Given its image as a hyper-clean, hyper-lawful place, I expected a very regimented, orderly, clean, and police heavy city. I found none of that. In fact, in three days wandering the city, I never once saw anything that looked like a police officer or even a [...]
Teaching English Overseas, part 3
May 19, 2008 – 1:00 pm
Part one of this series dealt with the various types of job a teacher can get while part two dealt with the qualifications needed to become a teacher. In part three, we’ll begin to discuss the places teachers can work. We’ll start with Asia, the hot bed of ESL activity.
Korea. This country is at [...]
