This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Mr.Holley shares his international life experience as a journalist. In this talk, he talks about how different experiences from various places can be connected and affect one's life.

Mr.David Holley worked as a foreign correspondent for the Los Angeles Times from 1987 to 2007, based in Beijing, Tokyo, Warsaw and Moscow. Since 2008 he has taught a variety of courses at Waseda University's School of International Liberal Studies, including Russian history, Chinese politics and American politics.

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