Jennifer Burge

Jennifer Burge grew up on the Lake Erie shore near Cleveland, Ohio. Graduating from the Ohio State University in 1994, she long dreamt of living and working in Europe. Her wish came true as her career in IT project management moved her to Germany in 2001 and then to the Netherlands in 2002. In 2007, Jennifer relocated to Singapore where she worked as an IT contractor. She traveled extensively throughout Asia and began writing destination pieces for The Guide magazine (Vietnam). Realizing that others who sought to work overseas could benefit from her first-hand experience and perhaps avoid painful lessons, Jennifer began writing her first memoir, The Devil Wears Clogs, in 2009. Her next move took her to Australia in 2011 where she returned to consulting before taking the leap to full-time writing in 2012. In 2013 and she became a full member of the Australian Authors' Society and her first memoir was published in late 2014. The sequel, Singapore Salvation, was released in December 2015. Jennifer is currently working on her Australian story after repatriating to the United States in 2018. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona and works full-time as an intercultural coach and writer complexity of cultural understanding in today's global society. She is a former columnist for ExpatFocus.com and provides insight on world destinations and cultures on www.WorldwisePublications.com.