One question us travelers get asked a lot is “How many countries have you been to?” The problem is, I don’t know how to answer that question. Ok, so for me, depending on how I count, it could be anywhere between 33 and 43. (Yes, I actually wrote them all down and counted them…
“Mot, Hai, Ba, YO!” we all shouted as we clinked our tiny glasses together and downed another shot of rice wine. I fought back my grimace and put on a polite smile as my glass was refilled yet again. ‘Jenny’, Ha leaned over and whispered, ‘you’re a woman, so it’s really ok if you…
In November 2013 I went to Kuala Lumpur for the Asian Women’s Empowerment conference, (now AWE Connect) and I’m so glad I did! It was a weekend full of inspiring speakers and friendly, enthusiastic women working on all kinds of ambitious projects. I left feeling like I could do anything. The whole thing kicked…