http://herscher.org/adam nothing ventured, nothing gained Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:38:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 48 hours in Tokyo. 72 in LA, Taipei. 84 in Beijing. 3 weeks in Seattle and I’m back in Shanghai. Fun fact: I’ve landed at Tokyo Narita 9 times so far this year, but August was the first time I’ve ever been able to leave the airport to experience ... http://herscher.org/adam/2008/10/home-sweet-home/ If you asked me a year ago where I thought I might find myself today, swimming with the fish off the coast of Malaysia hardly would've made my short list of answers. Ah, the places life can take take you, if you let it! Malaysia. My first jaunt outside ... http://herscher.org/adam/2008/08/%e9%a9%ac%e6%9d%a5%e8%a5%bf%e4%ba%9a-truly-asia/ I'm beat.  Life is flying by at a thousand miles per hour and I've made little downtime to stop and catch my breath.  New country, new language, new home, new work, new friends -- have left little opportunity for tranquility or balance. Back in Shanghai, just as I begin ... http://herscher.org/adam/2008/06/from-%e5%8f%b0%e5%8c%97-taipei/ Hi!  Welcome to my new blog and web site!  I'm writing from a table at one of my new favorite local coffee shops, Figaro Coffee Company near Xintiandi.  It came highly recommended by a colleague, and features a pretty decent American breakfast menu, great coffee, a reliable wireless Internet connection, ... http://herscher.org/adam/2008/04/hello-from-%e4%b8%8a%e6%b5%b7-shanghai/