Friday morning we went with Caroline to a brunch at a restaurant in a very upscale part of Medan. We met with government officials and business organizations to discuss disability employment. If I have not mentioned this before, the main language of Indonesia is Bahasa Indonesia. There are many different dialects in Indonesia and many
It was time to leave the island of Java and the two cities we visited, Yogyakarta and Jakarta ,and fly to Medan, Sumatra. Sumatra is the fifth most populous island in the world. It is the sixth largest island in the world with rain forests, elephants, orangutans, tigers, and active volcanoes. In 200, when the
I left Yogyakarta early in the morning and flew in to the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Jakarta is the capitol of Indonesia and the U.S. Embassy is located there. It is a beautiful and busy city. We checked into the hotel quickly as I had an upcoming press conference and presentation located at @Aa, the facility
This was another exciting day in Indonesia. We met with Jed Dornburg and Pira Vindiartha from the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, in the city of Yogyakarta, Java. They are two more wonderful people! Our busy day began with a visit to Atma Jaya University to meet the Director and speak to college students. Mary and
I am so excited and honored to represent the United States in Indonesia as an expert on the employment of people with disabilities. Working with the US State Department to help people with disabilities in Panama, South Korea and now Indonesia has involved some of the most transformative events in my life as the CEO
It is so appropriate that my last day in Seoul was all about Epilepsy! As you know, I was so impacted last year when I discovered the horrible stigma towards people living with epilepsy. Although we still have progress to make the U.S., the situation is far worse in South Korea! In South Korea, the
I was so honored to speak at a hearing at the National Assembly on Friday morning. This is the South Korean equivalent of our U.S. Capitol. It was such a special day for me and very personal. As you know, my visit a year ago had a tremendous impact on me, especially when I met
We met the fabulous intern from the Embassy, Haydee, and met Geonhyeong at TBS News for a morning radio show; the only English radio show in Seoul. This is a very impressive station in the media square. It was a great interview talking about my reason for being in Seoul, about the high unemployment for
My second day in South Korea was jammed packed! It was also very hot and humid today, reaching 83 degrees. In South Korea, you see some people walking outside wearing masks due to the pollution from China.We began the day at the Seoul National School for the Deaf, educating students from kindergarten to high school.
Today was the first day of my US State Department sponsored trip to South Korea for the disability program on employment and epilepsy. Last April, I was asked by the US State Department, at the request of the Embassy in South Korea, to discuss and engage with various groups about the employment of people with