THE UNAPOLOGETIC TRAVELER
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Best Stories of All Time
If you have never read my stories, or if this is the first time you came across this blog, you can start here. I’ve put together a compilation of the top five stories from the last few years that my readers loved the most. Enjoy!
Touch Me Not
What do you do when there’s a new disease in town, and everyone assumes it’s coming from you. Welcome to the wonderful world of being an expat in China.
White Monkeys
White monkey is a term used to refer to the phenomenon of white foreigners in China being hired for modeling, advertising, or promotional jobs on the basis of their skin color. It’s based on the perception that association with foreigners, specifically white foreigners, can signify prestige, legitimacy, and international status.
Trust Me, I’m a Liar
What happens when you create a fake identity in a foreign country? That’s exactly what I did, and it worked like a charm.
The Silence of the Lambs
Shanghai was on lockdown. People ran out of food. Their only hope lived on the 7th floor of a posh building: a black foreigner.
Be Authentic, Be Dateless
I listened to Brené Brown and she ruined my dating life. This is the story of how my year-long dating experiment came to an end this weekend. Or was it a new beginning?
Being Brown in Any Town
A decade ago, I stumbled upon a well-kept secret in the HR world of pretty much all the top North American companies. At first, I didn’t believe it, but once I experimented with the idea, it worked. I was enraged yet fascinated.
We Don’t Accept Foreigners
We argued for a few minutes, then the manager came out and kicked us out. So, we looked at a few other hotels, but all of them said they didn’t accept foreigners. WTF! Where am I supposed to sleep? I thought.
We Only Hire White People
My friend picked me up at the airport, and we went straight to her friend’s place for dinner, where we ate kimbab with kimchi, and drank too much soju. I thought I had made the right decision, until I went to school the next day.