AIA#144 Isolation nut case and nothing open!

I love the manga Akira, which is where this drawing is from. Pretty amazing after 36 years it’s still relevant … More

AIA#143 Searching for ATMs in Japan and the Lone Expat

PHOTO CREDIT A long time ago I had a history professor that said, “Define happiness and I’ll show you a … More

Taken from our archive we are back on our road trip and the gazelle is up next. The bread and … More

The other day I went to the shopping mall to buy some shoes for work. I got on the bus … More

It was a few years ago, when I started writing this blog. I was living in Beijing and had a … More