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Your first job is getting to work. Safely.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 by Stefan

I’ve started a new job, one that occupies so much of my time. Especially since I spend an hour commuting each way, winding through “main roads” that in the States would be considered residential streets. It’s an interesting adventure though, trying to figure out which of the eighteen routes home is the fastest, and on [...]

The U.S. Presidential race. What if the world could vote?

Friday, October 31, 2008 by Stefan

With the U.S. Presidential Election just days away, the entire world seems fixated on who will lead America into the tough times ahead. Will it be McCain or Obama? More Americans seem to belooking at this election more seriously than any in recent history, and rightly so. America, and the world, find themselves in economic, [...]

Are Australians really all that friendly?

Are Australians really all that friendly?

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 by Stefan

Australians have always been considered some of the more relaxed and friendly people that you’ll ever meet as you travel throughout the world.
But is this changing?

As the world gets smaller through the advent of modern technology, this wonderful country isn’t as removed as it once was from the rest of the world. All of [...]

Surfers distorting the unemployment numbers.

Surfers distorting the unemployment numbers.

Thursday, August 28, 2008 by Stefan

An interesting article by the BBC profiles the increasing problem with coastal communities driving up the unemployment figures, as surfers attempt to collect unemployment as long as possible, so they can continue surfing. An interesting view on the surfing community. I can understand wanting to surf (I’m a surfer myself) but the best waves are [...]

“Stuck at home”. Spouses living abroad.

Sunday, August 24, 2008 by Stefan

SFGate.com profiled a few women who have immigrated from India to America recently, and found out how life in a country has been for them, at home, while their husbands are off working.
Reema Shahani, 26, who holds a master’s degree in human rights, fills her day looking for recipes online.
Varkha Chellani, 37, a former [...]