Zach Zine

LATEST ARTICLES ( 48 )

• Rantlets #5: Unexpected Realizations

  

  Ok, we’re back.  It has been a busy last few months for us, but we’re back now.  Let’s get started.Via: http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb6306145When you travel/move... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pshhh! I Wanna See Something New!

  

  Here in our home in Taiwan we always dream of the next place we’ll go, the next adventure we’ll have.  Much of the time, this involves looking on the internet,... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Classroom Ballet

  

  I am the ballerina that dances and moves and teaches children English. The beauty, fluidity, frustration, and inspiration of an entire language flows through me. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Nice, Long Walk.

  Sometimes all you need in life is a nice, long walk to clear your head and put things into perspective.  The longer you walk, the more time you’ll have to look... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Bright Lights Of The Big City Aren’t Always Glamorous.

  

  Signage. It’s a part of our daily lives. It’s the visuals that guides us in times of need. In unfamiliar locations they help inform us, alleviating the... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy Birthday, Chicago!

  

  Via: http://1.bp.blogspot.comWell, if you didn’t know, we lived in Chicago before we made our big move to Taipei.  Chicago is a beautiful, diverse, global city... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy Birthday, Chicago!

  

  Via: http://1.bp.blogspot.comWell, if you didn’t know, we lived in Chicago before we made our big move to Taipei.  Chicago is a beautiful, diverse, global city... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Just One of Those Days…

  

  If you are alive-which we assume you are since you are reading this- then you’ve had “one of those days.”  You know, the days where, from the moment you wake up... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Just a Little Reminder…

  Sometimes all you need to get yourself headed down the road to your dreams and goals is a little reminder.  Life is not infinite.  Your days here are finite. ... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Just a Little Reminder…

  Sometimes all you need to get yourself headed down the road to your dreams and goals is a little reminder.  Life is not infinite.  Your days here are finite. ... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Memory-Makers: A Philosophy of Life

  

  via thephilanews.comMemories.  Memories pepper your mind like millions of pictures and videos detailing your life as you saw it, as you perceived it.  They exis... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reach to Teach Blog Carnival: Love Letters.

  

  Welcome to our second edition of the monthly Reach To Teach Blog Carnival. Below we have compiled several amazing bloggers and their work. This month, the... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Little Things

  Sometimes it’s easier to just let someone else do the talking.  This woman is more than able:We’re not sure we’d have the strength to do what she is doing, but... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Quick and Easy Guide to Koh Phi Phi

  

  Take a few seconds to envision your version of paradise…  Does it include smooth, warm white sand dusting gently over your feet, continuously drifting off to th... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Do What You Love, If Only for Yourself.

  Alan Watts is awesome, if only for the fact that he is incredibly articulate and has an amazingly soothing voice.  Beyond that, though, what he says has so... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Good Traveler. Bad Traveler.

  

  The ‘Golden Temple’ in Bangkok.If you’ve ever been traveling around the world, or just around your country, state, etc., then you have seen examples of... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Ho, Ho, …Homesick

  

  Today’s article is written for the Reach To Teach Teach Abroad Blog Carnival, a monthly series that focuses on providing helpful tips and advice to ESL... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pop Or Soda?

  

  Here is an awesome New York Times questionnaire and interactive map that talks surveys you about your dialect, if you are from the U.S., and tells you who and... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Rantlets #4: Things We Just Don’t Understand

  

  So, when you live abroad you must learn to take on, deal with and accept countless differences, both large and small, in order to live your life.  At first it... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Stared At, Talked At, Or Completely Ignored: Frustrations Of A Foreign Woman In...

  

  At times in my current life in Taiwan, I feel like I’m caught in a 1950s sitcom, such as “Leave It to Beaver.”Both Zach and I were brought up to think of and... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION