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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 →

Tags: another world, Culture, Traffic, poverty, Wealth, Heat, Arrival

Cultural Transition Plus...2 comments

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 →

Tags: paying the price, Thailand Country and Culture, Traits of a Missionary, Culture Shock, Idolatry, john lambert, Missionary Life, missionary to Thailand, Spiritual Warfare

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 →

Tags: London, urban sprawl, international move, St. Louis, Briton in America, psychological adjustment, Adjusting, the metro, Newspaper

Transitions10 comments

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 →

Tags: Dubai Reflections, camel, Cross-Cultural Adjustment, Culture Shock, desert, Driving in Dubai, Dubai, dubai blog, Dubai free zone

Is Europe becoming a fortress of luxury protected by a silver curtain instead of an iron curtain?”1 comment

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 →

Tags: leadership, Justice, Lifestyle, Relationships, Sweden, Integration, Lech Walesa, Iron Curtain, Poland

Here, and there1 comment

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 →

Tags: Nature, My Town, Ex-Pat Life, Weather Woes, snowdrops

Living with poverty: personal stories10 comments

ruthfrost wrote 1 year ago: Each Westerner from a rich country living in a poor country like Madagascar faces the challenge of c … more →

Tags: Poverty

Should we be nice to children?5 comments

ruthfrost wrote 2 years ago: In Britain, children are worshiped and considered the most important members of the family. The pare … more →

Tags: Children, Family and Relationships

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 →

Tags: Polite behaviour

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 →

Tags: Communication

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 →

Tags: Communication

Culture ain't just about rice2 comments

ruthfrost wrote 2 years ago: I found this poster in the library in the Department of Anglo-American Studies at the University of … more →

Tags: Polite behaviour

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 →

Tags: Polite behaviour, health

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 →

Tags: Children, Electricity

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 →

Tags: antsiranana, Travel and Tourism

Surviving Culture Shock or Stress

mkplanet wrote 2 years ago: Globalization: Survival skills for missionaries, foreign exchange students and others working to wea … more →

Tags: 2. MK & TCK Life, Culture Shock, Third Culture Kids, Missionary Kids, TCKs, MKs, global nomads, Globalization, Kalvero Oberg


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