The Diamond Industry: Working for a Girl’s Best Friend

Diamonds are in Rendy Ng’s blood as she is the third generation to work in the industry, at Hong Kong’s Bee’s Diamonds.  A history major who went on to law school, this was a complete change of career for her.  Though she took her Graduate Gemologist and Accredited Jewelers Professional diplomas from the Gemological Institute of America, law was […]

Working in Israel: Part Two of a Life in Israel Series

Erin Gold Skyline of Tel Aviv at dawn I’ve always thought of autumn as a time of work. As I watch the leaves change, I think of the summer holidays behind me and the goals that lay ahead.  This year, as I set out on my duties, I’m constantly reminded of the five months that […]

Moving to Israel: Part One of a Life in Israel Series

Erin Gold Some travelers say that the first time they get off a plane, they’re overcome with a strange sensation of being nowhere near home. It hits them like a brick. It hit me as I stepped off the airplane in Israel and realized that I was going to be there for five months. I […]