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Life in Asia: The Barang on the Block

Here I'll chronicle the ups and downs and twists and turns of being a foreigner in Southeast Asia. Follow along as I ride the culture shock roller coaster and do my best to blend in.

Celebrity Status

One of the guiltiest pleasures I gave up when I decided to live my life out of a suitcase was watching Keeping Up with the Kardashians....

The American War

Living just south of the DMZ (demilitarized zone), it was hard to get through a day without thinking about the Vietnam War – or as they...

Viet Nam First Impressions

Having mentally prepared to be thrown in the middle of nowhere Vietnam with few amenities or ways to entertain myself, I was pleasantly...

Disorientation

Our orientation essentially began at a dimly lit, noodle street food stall on a random road in bustling Bangkok. Kendall, the executive...