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Living with poverty: personal stories
Each Westerner from a rich country living in a poor country like Madagascar faces the challenge of coming to terms with being rich living amongst poverty. There are those who despise the poor people a… more →
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Another World
dvsundaram wrote 3 months ago: So far this trip has felt nothing like a work or school related journey, but more of a cultural thri … more →
Cultural Transition Plus...
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spreadtheflame wrote 4 months ago: I am finding that culture shock is real though I don’t really like the term. Shock seems like … more →
25 January 2009. I Live In America Now
thebritishmittentree wrote 7 months ago: So. It’s been over a week since I left London, England to live in the vast expanse that is kno … more →
Transitions
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readinggal wrote 1 year ago: (To see more photos like the one above, see link at the bottom of this post.) Today is the beginning … more →
Is Europe becoming a fortress of luxury protected by a silver curtain instead of an iron curtain?”
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john van dinther wrote 1 year ago: Years ago Lech Walesa former president of Poland and the winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Peace sai … more →
Here, and there
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viviennemackie wrote 1 year ago: WEATHER WOES Another Arctic Blast hits us this week here in the Midwest; our high today will be 18F … more →
Living with poverty: personal stories
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ruthfrost wrote 1 year ago: Each Westerner from a rich country living in a poor country like Madagascar faces the challenge of c … more →
Should we be nice to children?
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ruthfrost wrote 2 years ago: In Britain, children are worshiped and considered the most important members of the family. The pare … more →
Taking the Mickey
ruthfrost wrote 2 years ago: I take pride in the British sense of humour which permeates all aspects of our lives. We enjoy nothi … more →
Small town / fish bowl life
ruthfrost wrote 2 years ago: Went to Diego airport today to see friends off. Any visit to the airport means seeing familiar faces … more →
Talking to myself – lonely expat behaviour?
ruthfrost wrote 2 years ago: I have started talking to myself in public again. The last two weeks have seen a resurgence of this … more →
Culture ain't just about rice
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ruthfrost wrote 2 years ago: I found this poster in the library in the Department of Anglo-American Studies at the University of … more →
You are so fat
ruthfrost wrote 2 years ago: A big topic of conversation has been how FAT I am… Some people have said it to my face and others ha … more →
Settling in ups and downs
ruthfrost wrote 2 years ago: A relaxed English morning I wake just before 6am to feed Fred. Jean is up and about to leave for his … more →
Madagascar – we’re back
ruthfrost wrote 2 years ago: Well, here I am. Back in Madagascar. Or should I say ‘Here we are’ because, for the first time, I co … more →
Surviving Culture Shock or Stress
mkplanet wrote 2 years ago: Globalization: Survival skills for missionaries, foreign exchange students and others working to wea … more →
