I’m back after an intense and enlightening month of ethnography field research in Asia and Europe with Jan Chipchase, John Evans, Michiel Terlouw, Johan Frossen, and the best “externals” ever. Still thinking about all the people who’ve touched me over the past weeks and parsing through over 3,000 photos (I’m a good Asian!). Lots of thoughts and observations to trickle out over time, but as a start, trains with open doors (Indonesia and Malaysia) are better than trains with locked ones (Sweden and Denmark). Sticking your head out like a dog in a car – and better yet, doing this with other people – can be one of life’s great moments.

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