...for Alaska and adventure. He was 28 years old when he traveled to Taiwan in May 2003 to teach English for Hess Educational Organization. He arrived a few days early, checked in with his employer and told them he was going sightseeing. It was...

...about three years ago and worked in a series of computer-related jobs. Before long, he applied to the Hess Educational Organization, which offers teaching opportunities in Taiwan. Hess offered him a job teaching English for a year, according...