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“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”  — William Butler Yeats Advanced education for America’s youth has become like a mill.  Young people are …

See more Living in… posts by Bruce Haring. There are a few good reasons to move to Cambodia (known as Kampuchea or the Kingdom of Cambodia by its natives). The beer is …

“Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.” — Marilyn Monroe                 …

See more Living in… posts by Bruce Haring. There’s a radio commercial playing in the Los Angeles area that sums up the Western attitude toward Laos. In the commercial, a …

See more Living in… posts by Bruce Haring. You know you’re in for a bit of a struggle when you live in a country whose most glorious moment was in …

To address the tactical advantage of mobility, I’d like to reference a story that’s familiar to most people, although in a different context. Many people interpret the story of David …

We live in an age where it’s very easy to blurt out whatever comes to mind and reach a worldwide audience. But as Voltaire — and Spider-Man’s Uncle Ben — …

If you’ve never bothered to learn or needed to learn a foreign language, you may feel a bit intimidated. If you haven’t traveled much, or didn’t grow up exposed to a …

Here in Florida you’ll find the usual tourist meccas, the destination names everyone knows. Then there are hotels off the beaten track, that offer unique experiences you can’t get anywhere …

Scams are everywhere these days. As a matter of fact, they are even tougher to avoid — because of the Internet. You have worked very hard for your retirement time …