Finding India in the Heart of Rio

With the World Cup fast approaching (only three short days away!), Brazil is increasingly being pushed onto the global stage, and the country is scrambling to prepare for its biggest global show yet.    (In)famously known as the eternally emerging

A Tale of Three Cities: The Role of Work

What is work? And to be more exact, the philosophy behind work? Lately, I’ve found myself asking this question with increasing frequency in thinking about what it is that motivates and propels us to simply … do.  The simplest answer is

Marketing Lessons in China from 15,000 Feet

On an 8 p.m. Spring Airlines flight from Kunming to Shanghai, a crew member started broadcasting about the long night flight ahead of us. Of the travelers among us, he remarked that about 40% on the flight were riding a

The Buspreneur Chronicles

There are many ways to SxSW, the annual music, film and interactive festival in Austin, Texas, and while most choose to make their way to the Lone Star State by air, a (growing) group of individuals have chosen to make

Spotlight on: Huangshan

  HUANGSHAN, CHINA: I had never been to Huangshan before, and was surprised as I scanned train/bus schedules at how close it was to Shanghai. An overnight train ride, or a six-hour bus ride, would place you at the foot