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Japanese Quick Reference Guide

When I moved to Japan in 2013 I spent the first six months taking…
How-to, Japan, Travel 14th February 201616th August 2022 Comments 7 1 min read

The Worlds Hardest Languages

If you assumed that Asian languages were the hardest to learn then you’d be…
China, Japan, Korea 23rd December 201212th January 2022 Comments 14 1 min read

Scuba Diving in Kenting, Taiwan

Taiwan, Travel 12th April 201225th August 2022 Comments 3 3 min read

How To Tell The Difference Between Asian Languages

To the untrained eye or ear, Asian languages can appear completely incomprehensible and indistinguishable from each…
China, How-to, Japan, Korea 25th February 201212th January 2022 Comments 17 3 min read

Getting Stuff Done

I don’t generally give much credence to management or lifestyle books which propone to provide the secrets…
Design, How-to 20th June 201127th August 2022 Comments 4 2 min read

Life Without Language

Undoubtedly one of, if not the, hardest things about living in a foreign country…
China, Culture 13th December 201028th August 2022 Comments 3 2 min read

2010 More! More! More!

Looking back at 2009 I’d probably characterize it as my year of travel and exploration in…
General, Photography, Shenzhen 1st January 201013th January 2022 Comments 5 2 min read

Five Principles To Live By

I’m lucky enough to be able to live in a fascinating country (China) and…
General, How-to 24th May 200921st August 2022 Comments 9 3 min read

Deconstructing Mandarin Chinese

One of my goals for this year is to learn spoken Mandarin Chinese. Given…
China, How-to 4th January 200920th January 2022 Comments 9 2 min read

2009 Goals

Looking back 2008 was a pretty good year on balance. My largest personal achievement…
Future, General, Photography 3rd January 200929th December 2021 Comments 0 1 min read

Back to School

It’s been a long time since I posted anything under the “University” category since…
Korea, London, University 21st October 200720th January 2022 Comments 7 1 min read

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