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2021 (4)

March 31 - A Very Inclusive Spirituality (0)
March 1 - A Freelance Digital Ninja in the Philippines, Part 2 (0)
February 5 - A Freelance Digital Ninja in the Philippines, Part 1 (0)
January 1 - Author Interview: Donna Miscolta on “Living Color” (0)

2020 (13)

December 1 - A Prisoner in Paradise (0)
November 1 - A Monk’s Tale, Re-posted for Difficult times (0)
October 5 - Managing an Exchange Program in Laos (2)
September 1 - Expat Cats–Part 2, Philippines (0)
August 1 - Expat Cats –Part 1, Korea (0)
July 2 - Among the Uighurs in Xinjiang Province (0)
June 1 - The Eye Thing, Update (0)
May 1 - KMU Mobilizes for the Homeless (0)
April 1 - Housebound in Antipolo (4)
March 1 - A Trainer’s View of the Drug Problem in the Philippines (0)
March 1 - Slide Show of Recent Government Statistics (0)
February 1 - Leaving The Volcano (2)
January 1 - An Engineer in the Philippines and the UAE, Part 2 (0)

2019 (12)

December 1 - An Engineer in the Philippines and in the UAE, Part 1 (0)
November 1 - Tago Jazz Cafe Gets a New Home (0)
October 1 - Medical (Mis)Adventures in the Philippines (0)
September 1 - Hungary, or ESL after Korea (0)
August 4 - How to Get Engaged in Bali and Married in Thailand (0)
July 1 - A Look at Drug Rehabs in the Philippines (0)
June 1 - Escape from China (5)
May 1 - Filipino Jazz and the Debonair District (1)
April 1 - American Teachers in China, Part 2 (0)
March 1 - American Teachers in China, Part 1 (0)
February 1 - List of Opposites, East and West (2)
January 1 - Author Interview: Human Rights Violations in North Korea, Part 3 (1)

2018 (12)

November 22 - Author Interview: Human Rights Violations in North Korea, Part 2 (1)
November 1 - Author Interview: Human Rights Violations in North Korea, Part 1 (2)
October 1 - A French Girl in the Merchant Marine (1)
September 1 - Five Years in Uganda (0)
August 1 - Teaching English in Taiwan and Japan (0)
July 2 - Portrait of a Filipino Jazz Musician (3)
June 1 - KMU Celebrates Six Years (1)
May 1 - Finding Contentment in Japan—and Once in Korea (0)
April 1 - An American Husband in Filipino Court (1)
March 1 - Jireh Calo Graduates from Berklee (0)
February 1 - “Trailblasian,” Black Women in Asia, Part 2 (0)
January 2 - “Trailblasian,” Black Women in Asia, Part 1 (0)

2017 (12)

December 3 - A Memoirist of the Marcos Years, Part 3 (1)
October 31 - Having a Baby in Japan (0)
September 29 - A Monk from the Matayog Health and Wellness Center (0)
September 11 - EFL in Afghanistan, Part 2 (0)
August 2 - EFL in Afghanistan, Part 1 (1)
July 2 - In Indonesia among the Damudani (0)
June 1 - From Metro Manila to Cavite Province, Part 2 (0)
May 4 - From Metro Manila to Cavite Province, Part 1 (2)
April 2 - A Remarkable Journey with Light and Sound (0)
March 9 - Evolution of an Intercultural Text (0)
February 17 - Donna Miscolta, Author of “Hola and Goodbye” (0)
January 23 - A Memoirist of the Marcos Years, Part 2

2016 (17)

December 31 - A Memoirist of the Marcos Years, Part 1
December 10 - An Unintended Adventure
November 21 - Author Interview on Krys Lee’s “How I Became a North Korean”
October 31 - From Japan to North America, Reverse Culture Shock
October 13 - Cindy Starts a Business in Japan
September 21 - Baihana’s First Album
August 28 - Photos of BASECO on Manila Bay
August 4 - A Vision List
July 11 - Launching “The Rise of the Pinoy”
June 22 - A Filipino Graphic Novelist
June 3 - Journey to the Philippines, Part 2
May 15 - Journey to the Philippines, Part 1
April 22 - A Filipina Jazz Singer in Japan, Manila and Hong Kong
March 29 - Filipino Volunteers Help the Disadvantaged
February 28 - The Workshops of Filipino Screenwriter Ricky Lee
February 6 - Teaching Liberal Arts in Korea, Part 2
January 14 - Teaching Liberal Arts in Korea, Part 1

2015 (20)

December 23 - Galang=Respect for Filipino Lesbians, Part 2
December 1 - Galang=Respect for Filipino Lesbians, Part 1
November 10 - International Kids, Part 2
October 21 - International Kids, Part 1
September 30 - Corregidor, at the Mouth of Manila Bay
September 8 - A Filipino Jazz Musician and Jazz Journalist
August 20 - Misspelling “Embarrassed” in Korea
August 5 - Benefit for a Filipino Musician
July 18 - Making Donations in Rural Zambales
July 2 - Seize the Moment!
May 31 - Puzzle Gourmet Store and Café, Serving a Special Need
May 17 - Following the Plan through Southeast Asia, Part 2
May 1 - Following the Plan through SE Asia, Part 1
April 15 - Having “Urgent” but not “Emergency” Surgery in the Philippines, Part 2
April 1 - Having “Urgent” but not “Emergency” Surgery in the Philippines, Part 1
March 17 - David A. Mason, Promoting Traditional Korean Culture
March 1 - From Adjunct Faculty to Korean Faculty
February 14 - Jireh Calo, a Filipina Musician on Her Way
January 28 - Writer, Lawyer, Literary Agent, Part 2
January 13 - Writer, Lawyer, Literary Agent, Part 1

2014 (20)

December 24 - A Year and a Half in Japan
December 3 - A Filipina Vocal Group at Tago Jazz Café
November 19 - Bouncing around the Middle East, Part 3
November 4 - Bouncing around the Middle East, Part 2
October 20 - Love Surge for Haiyan/Yolanda Victims
September 24 - Bouncing around the Middle East, Part 1
September 4 - The Only Place for Jazz in the Philippines
August 15 - Korea, Where the Living is Easy
July 4 - The Best of Three Worlds, Part 2 (0)
July 1 - The Best of Three Worlds, Part 1 (2)
June 1 - A Teacher in Rural Thailand (0)
April 29 - The Man behind the Soup Kitchen, Part 2 (0)
April 15 - The Man behind the Soup Kitchen, Part 1 (0)
March 28 - Silvia Wilson Moves to South Korea (0)
March 15 - Sunshine Joe through Our Eyes
March 2 - Becoming Useful (0)
February 16 - Korea Forty Years Later (0)
February 3 - From a Squatters’ Village to a Housing Project (0)
January 20 - Among Filipino Mountain Tribes (0)
January 6 - Skateboarding in the Philippines (3)

2013 (25)

December 23 - A Marine in Tacloban (0)
December 10 - Scrap Pork (0)
November 27 - A Family Journey to Tacloban and Leyte (0)
November 13 - Stories of Korea and Koreans, Well Told (0)
October 31 - Moving On, Part 6 (0)
October 15 - Moving On, Part 5 (0)
September 30 - Moving On, Part 4 (0)
September 13 - Moving On, Part 3 (0)
August 24 - Moving On, Part 2 (0)
August 11 - Moving On, Part 1 (0)
July 23 - Toughing It Out, Part 2 (0)
July 9 - Toughing It Out, Part 1 (0)
June 25 - A Family Man in Japan (0)
June 7 - Inside and Outside the Japanese Classroom (0)
May 23 - Twenty Years in and out of Korea (0)
May 10 - Body Talk Access in the Philippines (0)
April 27 - The Korean Mountain Spirit (0)
April 14 - Synchronicity (0)
March 31 - Hanging Out in Tagaytay (1)
March 15 - The Ones Who Leave and the Ones Who Get Left (0)
March 2 - Portrait of a Filipina Feminist, Part 2 (0)
February 17 - Portrait of a Filipina Feminist, Part 1 (0)
February 2 - Teaching in Gangnam, Seoul (0)
January 19 - Caught in the Middle (0)
January 3 - A Charmed Life (1)

2012 (26)

December 21 - Filipino Squatters’ Tales, Part 2 (0)
December 6 - Filipino Squatters’ Tales, Part 1 (0)
November 23 - What Went Right and What Didn’t, Part 2 (0)
November 9 - What Went Right and What Didn’t, Part 1 (0)
October 26 - The First Heal-Om Festival (0)
October 13 - Becoming an Expat (0)
September 27 - Four Chinese Cities, Part 3 (0)
September 13 - Four Chinese Cities, Part 2 (0)
August 30 - Four Chinese Cities, Part 1 (0)
August 16 - No Gold-plated Chopsticks (0)
August 2 - A Lecturer in South Korea (0)
July 19 - The Last Big Move (0)
July 3 - At a Filipino Soup Kitchen
June 20 - Return to Korea
June 6 - Korea and the Reluctant Expat Male
May 23 - From Academia to Video Games and Beyond
May 11 - Almost a Japanese Housewife
April 28 - First 10-Day Vipassana Meditation Retreat
April 14 - A Meditation Teacher’s Last Talk
March 29 - A Personal Crusade
March 12 - Asking Questions of Chinese Women
February 27 - “Mafan” or Chinese Hassles
February 13 - Japanese-style Meditation Practice
January 31 - A South Korean Prisoner of Conscience
January 17 - My First Japanese Family
January 3 - The Author of “When the de la Cruz Family Danced”

2011 (28)

December 21 - Listening to Famine in North Korea
December 10 - In the Mongolian Grasslands
November 27 - On the Court in Xiamen, China (0)
November 12 - In the Bathhouse (Mogyoktang or 목욕탕) (0)
October 29 - Looking Back, Part 3 (0)
October 14 - Looking Back, Part 2 (0)
September 29 - Looking Back, Part 1 (1)
September 16 - Finding Contentment in Mainland China (0)
September 2 - Last Days in China, Part 2 (0)
August 17 - Last Days in China, Part 1 (0)
July 31 - Shining up Your English for the Call Center (0)
July 18 - A Writer on Sexual Health, Part 2 (0)
July 6 - A Writer on Sexual Health, Part 1 (0)
June 21 - Filipine Reproductive Health Bill, Part 2 (0)
June 8 - Filipine Reproductive Health, Part 1 (0)
May 25 - An Englishman in the People’s Republic, Part 3 (0)
May 17 - An Englishman in the People’s Republic, Part 2 (0)
May 3 - The Author of “Astigirl” (0)
April 23 - An Englishman in the People’s Republic, Part 1 (0)
April 8 - A Question of Trust in Japan (0)
March 26 - Mother and Musician, Part 2 (0)
March 18 - Mother and Musician, Part 1 (0)
March 3 - More Than One Right Way, Part 3 (0)
February 24 - More Than One Right Way, Part 2 (0)
February 18 - More Than One Right Way, Part 1 (0)
February 7 - Buddhism at a Cultural Intersection (3)
January 22 - Filipino Food (0)
January 16 - From the Resident Anthropologist (0)

2010 (33)

December 30 - Rise and Fall in a Filipino Market (0)
December 18 - The Man behind “Spiritpower,” Part 2 (2)
December 10 - The Man behind “Spiritpower,” Part 1 (0)
November 19 - Sitting above the Green Elephant, Part 2 (0)
November 4 - The Eye Thing (0)
October 22 - The Great Flood, Part 3 (0)
October 9 - Sitting above the Green Elephant, Part 1 (0)
September 24 - Korean Births, Marriages and Deaths (0)
September 11 - The Dreams Man (1)
August 28 - At the Frienship Hotel (0)
August 15 - The Traveling Economist, Part 2 (0)
August 7 - The Traveling Economist, Part 1 (0)
July 24 - First Year, Second Year (1)
July 11 - Lady Luck Helps Make Changes, Part 2 (0)
July 4 - Lady Luck Helps Make Changes, Part 1 (0)
June 20 - A View of the Korean Women’s Movement (5)
June 6 - Two Women in the Korean Workplace (2)
May 23 - Working with Women Workers (0)
May 9 - A Priest’s View of Human Rights in Korea (2)
April 25 - A Skeptic’s View of the Korean Student Movement (2)
April 11 - Military Linguists, Part 3 (1)
April 5 - Military Linguists, Part 2 (1)
March 29 - Military Linguists, Part 1 (2)
March 15 - The Second Journey into Tibet (4)
March 3 - The Last Contract (0)
February 22 - A Photo Tour of Bulguk Temple (0)
February 13 - American Wife, Korean Husband, Part 2 (1)
February 7 - American Wife, Korean Husband, Part 1 (1)
January 30 - How to Succeed at Languages without Really Trying (0)
January 24 - An Irishman’s Culture Shock (0)
January 17 - Confucian Ways of Life and Death (0)
January 11 - A Winter Walk up Gyoungju’s South Mountain (0)
January 5 - A Monk’s Tale (0)

2009 (13)

December 17 - In a Chinese “Model Village” (0)
December 6 - An Apprentice Temple Painter (0)
November 23 - A Look at Korean Shamanism (0)
November 9 - Coming Home (0)
October 27 - The Story of a Korean War Baby (3)
October 19 - The Great Flood, Part 2 (1)
October 11 - The Great Flood, Part 1 (1)
September 28 - In Xinjiang on the Old Silk Road (0)
September 15 - In and around a Chinese Shipyard (3)
August 26 - Robert’s Appendix (5)
August 19 - A Walk in a Chinese Port Town (5)
August 5 - At A Village Wedding (5)
July 27 - Welcome to Turning East (5)

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