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Life This Week in Seoul, South Korea: October 11-18, 2026

Sunday, October 11 Phew. I made it to Korea! And the whole trip went pretty well, Our flight

October 19, 2026
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Life This Week in Da Nang, Vietnam: October 3-10, 2026

Saturday, October 3 My short trip to Da Nang from Hoi An was relatively uneventful. Some slight direction

October 12, 2026
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Where Bloggers Live: 5 Simple Fall Pleasures I Live For

Welcome! “Where Bloggers Live” started out kind of like HGTV’s “Celebrities at Home,” but…with bloggers! We all like

October 9, 2026
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Life This Week in Hoi An, Vietnam: September 28-October 3, 2026

Monday, September 28 Today was a little hard to get up early. So I didn’t, ha ha! I

October 4, 2026
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Life This Week in Hanoi, Vietnam: Sep 21-27, 2026

Monday, September 21 Slept through the night for once so got right up at 7:30 and headed out.

September 28, 2026
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Life This Week in Hanoi, Vietnam: Sep 14-20, 2026

Monday, Sep 14 Oh, today was a DOOZY!!! I feel like I say that a lot. Today was

September 21, 2026
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Life This Week in Hanoi, Vietnam: Sep 7-13, 2026

Always. Trying. To. Get. Caught. Up. Hence two posts this week. Was a fairly quiet week…coworking, walking around,

September 17, 2026
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Life This Week in Hanoi, Vietnam: Aug 31-Sep 6, 2026

Monday, Aug 31 Today was a sort of productive (?) day. My main goal was to look at

September 14, 2026
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A Month in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: July 17-August 15, 2026

I spent mid-July to mid-August in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam…and after just barely surviving the heat and humidity,

August 31, 2026
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Living Outside the U.S. ~ The Real Trade-Offs No One Talks About

For the past three years I’ve lived mostly outside the U.S. It’s been exciting, disorienting and exhausting….but worth

April 28, 2026
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