A Video Update from Cheung Chau Island

I spent a few days on Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong with about 150 college teachers who have come from all across North America to teach English in Hong Kong, mainland China, and Vietnam. I did this short video more or less as a way to say hello to all of you. Check it [...]

Training at Cheung Chau Island

I’ve been in Hong Kong for several days now working with about 150 college students from North America. I’m with a team of people who are preparing these students to become teachers. Today is the last day of their training so tomorrow we will send them out to high school campuses across Hong Kong, Mainland [...]

Back in Hong Kong

It’s always a good feeling to be back in Hong Kong; which is one of the world’s most truly remarkable cities.
Today, a large handful of team leaders are arriving to help facilitate our summer programs for college students: Engage and Camp China/Camp Vietnam. We’ll do a few days of training with just the team leaders [...]

Flying: Americans vs. Chinese

I realize that i write a lot about flying or life on the road. Sure, a lot happens in between trips and while i’m on the ground, but the funny or cool or interesting things usually happen while i’m on the go. I also found that i’m a little more observant while traveling alone which [...]

How I Beat Jet Lag

I often get asked, “How do you deal with jet lag when you travel back and forth from Asia to America?” It’s a great question and i’ve never found a shortage of answers from different people. It seems like you can get a different answer from every person you talk to about this subject. Even [...]

Keep up while i’m on the road

Hey friends,
I’m on the road for the next several weeks so the best place to keep up with me is on my travel blog: http://biscuet.posterous.com.
Go there and follow along as i document every day as i’m away from Beijing for 67 days. If you haven’t been keeping up, don’t worry, as i write this it’s [...]

Unexpected Visitors: Portia

I’ve been in Hong Kong for a couple of days hanging out with friends who have literally come from all over the world for Passion HK (a one-night event for Chinese college students). That night was incredible, but that’s a whole different blog post when i finally figure out how to get my head around [...]

Retreat Video

Spring Retreat

This past weekend i went on a retreat with 13 super cool friends. They are all juniors and seniors in college and preparing for their next phase of life. I figured it was a great idea to get out of the city and breath some fresh air - both figuratively and literally. I have story [...]

Reverse Culture Shock: A Repost

On July 29, 2009 i posted about reverse culture shock, but since my post the other day about going back to America i have been receiving emails and comments about reverse culture shock. I’m going to repost what i wrote about reverse culture shock, or what i call RCS.
If you have traveled abroad for an [...]