'What If...You Did It?'

Ever thought about throwing in the towel on your day job? Recklessly pursuing passion instead of duty? Extricating yourself from the confines of lifestyle for the possibilities of dreams?

I work as the New York Correspondent for London-based International Life magazine, and I've just begun a blog series that will tell a story that is probably familiar to many of you: the story of what happens if you take that leap of faith. You know, the one you've been thinking about taking for years: the painting course, the writing seminar, maybe even changing careers, or traveling to far-flung places. Maybe, like me, you've stood on the edge of that metaphorical cliff for a long time, inching ever closer to the edge, but never quite close enough to jump. And then one day, maybe you too, just did it. Or, maybe you're just about to do so...

Read more in my introductory blog post here on International Life's website, and do share your stories on their comment section or here on my personal blog. I'd love to hear from you.

Using Food to Celebrate Words, and Words to Celebrate Food

Having just written the 100,000th word in my "Live from Mongolia!" book (nearly complete minus daunting task of editing), I decided to celebrate by taking a day 'off' to attend New York's annual summer Fancy Food Fest, held at the Javits Center. Not quite a day off at all, I was taking copious notes for an article I'd pen for International Life, where I'm NY Correspondent. If you are someone who regularly eats, and if you tend to enjoy the process even a little bit, I'd be honored if you took a look at my latest work:

http://www.internationallife.tv/fancy%20food

Also, I've had a few questions about this blog. If you're looking for highlights from the 2006 or 2009 Mongolia trip, scroll down until you see a list of dates on the right-hand side of your screen. Click on the 2006 dates for blogs about leaving banking to work in journalism; click on the Feb/Mar 2009 dates for blogs about Mongolian New Year and video of sled-riding with the nomad. -Patricia

New York Correspondent
Great news! I've just been named New York Correspondent for International Life, a quarterly magazine publication and online luxury channel. I'll be writing for the mag, and possibly doing some TV presenting work for the online channel. You can see my first posting at

http://internationallife.tv/Letter-From-New-York

I'd love your support, so if you like what you've read, click the icon at the bottom of the page saying so. If you don't, well, let's keep that a secret. Comments are welcome on the site or here on my blog.

Patricia