Why Is Foreign Language Education A Foreign Idea In America?
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Shocker: Kids in 3rd world countries are almost all multi-lingual. Not so much in America. Alai wha?
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American Air Travel Is Awful
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You’d think that air travel in the pinnacle of Western Civilization would be much better than in developing nations. You would be wrong.
Read MoreTattoos Over Here Vs Tattoos Over There
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Look, no one should go to a developing nation to get a tattoo. But one of us did, so let’s compare that to going under the gun States-side.
Read MoreTripping Out On Road Trips Abroad
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Road trips can be a great way to see the country, but road-tripping in developing nations isn’t without its perils.
Read MoreAiring Out The Stereotypes Of Third World Air Travel
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A critical take-down of the ignorant assumptions untraveled Americans have about air travel too and from developing nations.
Read MoreIt’s Too Painful To Move
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A critical look at the way we move addresses in the western world vs how it works in developing nations.
Read MoreProselytizing From West To East
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A critical look at the aftermath of western culture’s history of spreading very specific beliefs around the world.
Read MoreDirty Underwear Abroad
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If you think laundry day is a challenge in America, try it in just about every other country.
Read MoreGrocery Shopping The Western Way
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Compared to the rest of the world, how you shop as a westerner isn’t normal.
Read MoreIs the Ethnic Food You Are Eating Really Authentic?
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Why the American quest for an “authentic” dish is both foolish and moot.
Read MoreNoodling Through The Ages
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Evo’s unhealthy obsession with instant noodles, and three amazing Phoenix restaurants.
Read MoreMake American Healthcare Great Again
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National pride aside, America is not the greatest nation in the world when it comes to healthcare. Some developing nations have us licked.
Read MoreLive Sausage Making From The Kitchen
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Recorded live in the kitchen, which is a terrible place to record. But then again, it’s probably better than us not recording an episode, which has been our bad habit. Uh… we’re back!
Read MoreIs Pot Culture Hurting Medical Marijuana?
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The hardcore “Legalize It” warriors are some of medical cannabis’ strongest supporters. But are their efforts -- and antics -- helping or hurting?
Read MoreStoned As In Marley, Not As In Jesus
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A frank, honest discussion about weed we have smoked in our youth and as travelers around the world. [Patron-exclusive]
Read MoreShEvo vs The First World has launched!
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Season five of our podcast series is finally here! We're calling it ShEvo vs. The First World, and it's all about our critique on Western civilization, formed mainly from living in a developing nation the better part of three years.
It's a bit of a blend of travel, skepticism, and the witty(?) banter you've come to expect from us. New episodes will (should?) drop weekly and will often feature an expert opinion to back up what bugs us about first world living.
If you were already subscribed to our previous seasons; no change is necessary for you. In fact, you shouldn't be surprised to learn this, as the episode dropped a week ago.
If you haven't yet subscribed to our podcast, it's easy on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or where ever you enjoy podcasts.
Here's the first episode. Enjoy!
Is It Safe To Drink The Water In America?
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The weighty topic of drinking water & our American obsession with “the bottle”. Also the first episode of our new season!
Read MoreThe Party Isn't Over. It's Just In A New Time Zone
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We're headed back to America!
No, it wasn't for an international incident. We didn't become political refugees of Thailand. We weren't even asked to leave.
Our son, NJ, has decided to make us grandparents! Our first granddaughter is set to arrive sometime in late July, and neither of us want to be absentee grandparents. So I'm writing you this missive from a cafe in Beijing as we make our last-hurrah of Asian countries. Japan and Korea are up next.
But just because we're going to be headed back, it doesn't mean our life of travel is over. Far from it. Now that we know how dead simple it is to travel the world, we've no intentions of stopping. It's just that the new kid -- we'll call her Bali -- takes priority, and that naturally changes things for us.
Yes, we'll restart the podcast when we get back. And yes, you might even see a new blog post or two coming as well. Stay tuned!
How To Get A Chinese Visa In Bangkok [Tips & Forms - UPDATED April 6 2018]
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Are you an American living in Bangkok? Learn how to score a visa for China... if you have the patiences. Forms and links included!
Read More20 Life-Lessons From 20 Different Countries →
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We boil what we’ve learned from 20 countries in to bite-sized life-lessons we hope we never forget.
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