by Sean | Oct 14, 2012 | Fulbright, Tech
For the first month of my Fulbright I will be staying at Shangri La Bungalow, in Nedimala, Dehiwala. I’m here with my fellow ETA’s. It’s about thirty minutes to downtown Colombo from this location, and the house is beautiful. If you care to see...
by Sean | Oct 14, 2012 | Business, Travel
In an article written for Under30Finance, I talk about how to avoid ATM fees. Beijing, Dubai, Hong Kong, Nairobi, and New York. You might wonder what these cities have in common; I’ve never paid an ATM fee in any of them. We’ve all been there; out for a night on the...
by Sean | Oct 9, 2012 | Food, Fulbright, Sri Lanka
A man walks down the street, It’s a street in a strange world. Maybe it’s the Third World. Maybe it’s his first time around. He doesn’t speak the language, He holds no currency. He is a foreign man, He is surrounded by the sound, sound...
by Sean | Oct 9, 2012 | Fulbright, Travel
Today marks the start of my Fulbright. For the next nine months I will be living and working in Sri Lanka. My monthly stipend of 125,000 Sri Lankan Rupees ($976). The average household income is Rs. 36451 ($704). So I will be earning roughly 38% more than the average...
by Sean | Sep 15, 2012 | Economics
Graduates of the Class of 2012 began their baccalaureate studies at the worst time during our nation’s economic history since the Great Depression. Today marks the 4th anniversary of the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, the largest bankruptcy in American history...