STILL LIVING THE DREAM IN ASIA

[1] Alex Ward (Philippines ’15) has recently relocated to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to continue his work for the Hinrich Foundation. He and his girlfriend, Geneva, have generously hosted several PiA gatherings. Darren Joe (Singapore ’02), Jason Kung (China ’08), Lily O’Connell (Vietnam ’17), Rhea Goveas (Vietnam ’18), Alex Nguyen (Vietnam ’18) and Sarah Bourenane (Vietnam ’19) joined them for a dinner in July!

Lisa Heller (China ’86) relocated to Islamabad, Pakistan to serve as the Minister Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy, where John Hoover (Japan ’82) has been serving as the Deputy Chief of Mission since 2017.

[2] Raya Buensuceso (Singapore ’17) and Vera Lummis (China ’16) have joined the Manila-based team of IDinsight, a global advisory, data analytics, & research organization that helps development leaders maximize social impact.

Samuel Curtis (Kazakhstan ‘16) has traded manti for jiaozi and moved to Beijing to study at Tsinghua University as a Schwarzman Scholar.

Former Boston Chapter Leader Ramie Jacobson (China ’13) has made his way back to China, almost exactly 6 years after he started his PiA fellowship in Guangzhou. Ramie has joined the staff of the United World College in Changshu to serve as a university counselor, helping students from over 120 countries apply to higher education institutions around the world and living in dorms as a Head of House.