Being a digital nomad in China is more doable than the internet suggests. Around 50 nationalities get 30 days visa-free through the end of 2026, payments and the firewall are both solved before you land, and Chengdu is one of the easiest cities in Asia to settle into. Here is the honest version: what works, what to set up first, and what a month actually costs.... more

Asia got under my skin, and a takoyaki stall in Japan left me stuck on octopuses. That turned into Octopop, my line of cute octopus art. Then I taught myself to animate the drawings using Chinese AI tools that cost a fraction of the famous ones. Here is the story, the tools, and where the shop lives. ... more

TL;DR: Feng shui interior design did not start as a way to decorate. In ancient China it was serious statecraft, used to place capitals, palaces and imperial tombs. Strip away the lucky trinkets and what remains is a practical system for light, flow and furniture placement that still works today. Here is the real history, the three principles that matter, and how I use them with German clients based on feng shui history... more