About this episode

David Ratner shares his diverse life experiences and travels in this episode.

David Ratner grew up on the edge of Chicago, USA. He has worked as an actor, taxi driver, copy editor, bookseller, waiter, house painter, a long-time high school teacher, and a writer. He has lived in Boston, Paris, San Francisco, Dublin, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. He's an avid traveller, a hiker, a baseball coach, a Scoutmaster, a pie maker, a scuba diver, and more. He's been a resident of Singapore, with his wife, Allison, two sons, and their dog, Diggity, since 2014. David was diagnosed with...

People in this episode

Host: Danielle Van de Velde

Guest: David Ratner

Topics covered

• resurrection
• personal journey
• travel
• life experiences
• education
• family

Keywords

• David Ratner
• resurrection
• travel
• life experiences
• education
• family
• Chicago
• Singapore

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Chicago, Boston, Paris, San Francisco, Dublin, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore

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