In the early days of missing Malaysian Airlines Flight #370, I had no intention of writing about it. The tale of how 239 people boarded an airplane in Kuala Lumpur but never made it to Beijing is a sad, troubling one. The last thing I want to do is add to the grief, frustration and […]
Archive for the ‘Global Issues’ Category
The U-Bend of Happiness
Posted in Adventures Big & Small, Blogging, Culture, Crosscultural, Intercultural & Multicultural, Global Issues, Life Balance, Light Bulb Moments, Sandwich Generation, Writing, tagged age, children, contentedness, crosscultural, culture, Economist, education level, Expat Focus, extroversion, global, happiest at beginning and end of our lives, happiness, introversion, marital status, parents, U-Bend of Happiness, U-Bend of Life, U-Bend of Wellbeing, unhappiest in middle of our lives, wellbeing, worldwide, writing on May 24, 2012 | 10 Comments »
It dawned on me the other day that when I do a post that includes a link to an article I’ve recently had published, some readers may think it screams ‘Yay me! Look at what I’ve done.’ That’s certainly not the intention, and I apologize if it appears that way. The thing is, I like […]
Politics, Near and Far
Posted in Blogging, Change, Culture, Crosscultural, Intercultural & Multicultural, Dutch Life, Expat Life, Global Issues, Netherlands, United States, Writing, tagged austerity measures, blogging, cultural issues, differences, Dutch politics, economic issues, elections, Euro, gay marriage, global issues, global recession, governments, human trafficking, international affairs, local politics, Netherlands, policy wonk, political issues, refugees, similarities, United States, writing on May 10, 2012 | 23 Comments »
Two confessions up front. First, credit where credit is due. A comment about my post on Bridge-Building in the city of Peace and Justice, left by fellow expat and talented writer/blogger Russell VJ Ward*, served as the impetus for this plea post. Second, I am a self-confessed policy wonk and international affairs junkie. I’ve studied it, worked […]
Bridge-Building in the City of Peace & Justice
Posted in Change, Expat Life, Global Issues, Netherlands, tagged Carnegie Foundation, Charles Taylor, City of Peace and Justice, crimes against humanity, Eurojust, Europol, International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court, International Criminal Tribunals, Netherlands, OPCW, Peace Palace, Permanent Court of Arbitration, Slobodan Milosevic, The Hague, United Nations, war criminals, Willem Post on May 8, 2012 | 12 Comments »
One of the most interesting aspects of living in The Hague is its international flavor. Today I’m not referring simply to the large number of people living here who come from other lands. I’m talking about its strong ties to global issues. The Hague is known as ‘the City of Peace and Justice’ for a reason: […]