The time period I spent in China was one of the worst in US-Iranian diplomatic relations. Just a week before I arrived at my international student dorm, several news stories were out about escalation between the two countries. So when
Three Countries Tied
I was living on the 9th floor of an apartment in the heart of downtown Zhong Li, Taiwan with a gorgeous view of the surrounding mountains—about an hour southwest of the capital city Taipei—where I was teaching English. It was
Shared Friendships from OZ to IA
One day while I was working at the US Consulate in Sydney, Australia I got a call from a woman from Iowa who was visiting Sydney and doing some research on business opportunities in Australia. As we talked, it turned