I've lived in the UAE for 17 years. I ran to the basement as missiles flew overhead — and I still feel safe.

Tech Insider : Business
A woman in a black tank top.
Rebecca Anne Proctor has been living in the UAE for 17 years; things are scary but she still feels safe.

Provided by Rebecca Anne Proctor

I visited Punch, the famous baby monkey, in Japan. Here's what TikTok doesn't show.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Style
Punch pulling his Ikea toy at Ichikawa City Zoo.
Reeno Hashimoto took a train to Japan's Ichikawa City Zoo to visit Punch, a macaque that's gone viral on TikTok.

Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

I'm raising 2 kids in Abu Dhabi. I'm not panicking — but I feel powerless.

Tech Insider : Business
Woman sitting at a table near a window on a high floor in the United Arab Emritates.
Bo Jablonski moved to Abu Dhabi with her family four years ago.

Provided by Bo Jablonski

I didn't learn 'Chinamaxxing' on TikTok — my Chinese mom taught me. Here are 4 habits I still swear by.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Mother and daughter sitting for Asian lunch with a brick wall in the background.
As TikTok's "Chinamaxxing" trend gains traction, Faye Bradley shares four habits her Chinese mom taught her in childhood — ones she still follows today.

Provided by Faye Bradley

After 2 layoffs and a breakup in New York, I booked a one-way flight to Asia. Travel changed how I define success.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
A woman standing on the DMZ between South and North Korea.
Spending two years traveling across Asia, Australia, and Europe helped Macie Strum define success.

Provided by Macie Strum

I moved my kids across Asia for years. After my divorce, I returned 'home' as a single mom.

Tech Insider : Business
A woman in glasses posing in front of a print on the way.
Roberta Maretti returned home after raising her two kids abroad.

Provided by Roberta Maretti

We wanted to freeze time with our daughters. So we rented out our house and sent them to school in 3 countries in one year.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Man and woman in glasses with sweaters around their shoulders.
Lisa Lucas and her husband rented out their London home and spent a year living out of backpacks with their two daughters across the US, Japan, and the Netherlands.

Provided by Lisa Lucas

I built my career in Japan as an American. I learned there's one thing that's non-negotiable.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
A woman in a black blazer standing on a bridge in Japan.
Lauren Rose Kocher moved to Japan

Provided by Lauren Rose Kocher

I took a risk moving to Phuket as a single mom. It paid off.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Cheska Hull posing in a blue dress in Phuket, Thailand.
Cheska Hull decided to call off her wedding and move to Phuket, Thailand with her son.

Provided by Cheska Hull

I didn't want my family's old house in Japan to sit empty — so I turned it into a café

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Aoi Onodera in his café in Japan.
Aoi Onodera turned his great aunt's house in Japan into a cafe.

Reeno Hashimoto

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