I'd heard about Dr. Fish, but didn't know much about them. Basically Dr. Fish refers to a type of fish who feed on dead skin.  Wha...

The conversation began simple enough, about children's innate ability to swim.  It was swimming day.  All of our children came completel...

This Seoul video is amazingly done.  It gives one a peek into the beautiful side of this rectangular, and often ugly and uninteresting (in t...

One of the things, we, as foreigners struggle with in this country is communication.  Communication is not just about talking, but relaying...

Because we live in an international community, we're not only learning and picking up many new phrases, but we're also being introdu...

 While I was still in the "education department" meaning the camp portion of English Village rather than the preschool where I am ...

The four hour layover in China wasn't too bad. In fact an upside was that we had made some new friends. This foreigner bond, this will...

Interesting Facts: The Philippine islands are an archipelago of over 7,000 islands lying about 500 mi (805 km) off the southeast coast o...

Heading back to Gwangzou: Back through the Health check stand, up to the deceivingly fancy Immigration counter: Officer: Passport and Boardi...

One of my co-workers shared this story with me the other day, and I found it fascinating in its relation with humans and culture. You see t...

One of our most memorable moments in Chile was a dinner we had with our friend's host family. The season was turning, and cold had set...

Learning by experience: Oh what fun that can be! Step 1: Have record heat of 100+ weather for 45 days and the hottest July on record in Aust...

Living abroad in a completely, and by all sense of the word, foreign country is an experience, challenging and exciting. However living with...