Hi Barry!
Glad to see you're doing well!
In spite of the (hopefully brief) misunderstanding between us, I still consider you a hero to the freedom movement. The update to the parts of your story that I knew were unbelievably interesting (you being the first Brazilian to be awarded refugee status), and I hope you make a million dollars on steem! :) If you want to get back in touch and talk politics, I'd love to hear from you. Curious to know if you're following any of the advice from Doug Casey( http://www.caseyresearch.com + http://www.internationalman.com/articles/looking-forward ) or Roger Ver ( https://www.dollarvigilante.com/blog/2015/10/21/tdv-interview-series-roger-ver-bitcoin-revolution-and-expatriation.html ) on expatriation.
FWIW: I definitely found the quality of life in China to be better as an expatriate than as a citizen there. (As per Ben Goertzel.) Glad to see you never stopped moving down the rabbit hole!
The reality TV show producers were clueless, your show would have been amazing. I wonder how much luck you'd have now if you took the entire pitch to Netflix Originals, Hulu, or their online competition? You remain one of my heroes!
Staystrong,
Jake Witmer
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