And the proof, as usual, is on Twitter: twitter.com/search?q=%40curtiscchen%20%23siwc14&src=typd Highlights included: finally meeting Stephanie and David in person, after many online writing Hangouts; seeing my VPXII classmate Katrina again and getting an autographed copy of her book; learning about book…
Category: abroad
I Am Not Canadian
I recently came across this post on Weibo, China’s Twitter-like “microblogging” service: http://weibo.com/1654694194/BnIEU7RQ6 What do you mean, you don’t read Chinese? Fine. Here’s Google’s auto-translation: To be fair, I can see how someone in China might be confused, since I…
Postcard #59
Another result from my 2010 birthday project, this one sent by a SnoutCast listener in England who is working his way through our past episodes. Thanks for listening, Chris!
Postcard #57
A missive from our mysterious friend abroad–let’s call him “Jake Gyllenhaal”–which took a full two months to travel from Iraq to Portland.
Postcards #53 and 54
Two more from Karl, whose recent travels also prompted this e-mail exchange: K: I think I’ve had about enough complexity for today, just making it from my apartment in London to my hotel in Paris completely by public transit. J:…
Postcard #43
At first glance, I thought the photograph on this vintage postcard was from Disney World, but it’s actually Toronto, where my VPXII classmate Claire lives with a curious assortment of wildlife.
Postcard #26
This is Tiffani‘s first year of eligibility for the Campbell Award, thanks to the publication of her story “If Wishes Were Horses” in Strange Horizons. Her personal life has gone through some unpleasant upheavals recently, but she’s now making a…
Postcard #21
From our globe-trotting friend Susan, who introduced us to the flying trapeze a few years ago. We don’t get to hang out with her nearly often enough.
Postcard #18
From our good friend Jeff, who apparently really likes living in Switzerland with his wife and child. You can hear more about his expat life in SnoutCast #5.