I tried to write a book
Writing a book has always been one of those things I dreamt of doing. Not because I wanted to become a famous author, appear…
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Personal stories, observations and the occasional awkward question.
Kiribati
When I mention I am heading to Kiribati for work, most people say they have never heard of it. I usually describe it as…
Wierdo, Wanker Poofter
When I arrived in Australia as a teenager, I was sent to a boarding school for farmers’ kids. Back then, words like weirdo, wanker…
Was Travel Just a Temporary Privilege?
There’s something I’ve been wondering lately, and I don’t think I’m the only one. Is the priviledged life we knew—the life of travel, of…
Fear, a wolf, or common sense
The tender fraud of being “well-informed” We like to flatter ourselves that we’re the most enlightened creatures ever to shuffle across this planet. Our…
If only I had made the time
We think we’ll finally be happy when we get there — wherever “there” is. But life only ever happens here, in this vanishing now. …
Japanese Machinations, Coccaine and Coffee Beans from Honduras
As the planet slips into Trumphesim, and I put on my jacket to head out for a coffee, a thought pesters me. Its that…
Sixty and Single: How the F*ck Did This Happen?
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” — Albert Camus By sixty, you’d think things…
Stop Asian Hate – There is a person in there
I recently sat down for a meal with a friend who was originally from Beijing. She’s an Australian citizen now—grateful to be one, she’ll…
Reverse Culture Shock – a Personal Tale
I’ve been back in Fremantle, Western Australia, for two months now. Two months of beautiful roads, pristine beaches, and an enviable climate. Everything here…