Today the public transit gods smiled down on me, delivering me early to my appointment with an extra twenty minutes that I chose not to spend in a medical waiting room. Because covid and all. So as I neared my destination super early, I mulled my choices and quickly settled on the obvious: Singapore Botanic …
Continue reading Twenty Minutes to Spare, and a Visit to the Neighborhood UNESCO World Heritage Site
Recently Mark and I headed downtown to Citibank for yet another unsuccessful attempt at opening a local bank account. Disappointed, not exactly surprised, and hungry--we decided to sample the local offerings after leaving the bank. So we started walking and stumbled across Marina Food House, a typical spot similar to the hundreds of lunch counters …
Continue reading Lunch Like a Local: Weekday Noodles and Dumplings in the Business District
One of my favorite parts of going abroad is the chance to meet people from all over the world. Most of the friends I made in Japan I will likely never see again in person, but it's always a lovely surprise when we do cross paths once more. Living abroad is a pretty remarkable experience …
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