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A simple shoutout…
I would just like to nod to another blog that has proven to be pretty funny and rather true regarding their thoughts on Portland Oregon. You should read it, especially if you are from or currently live in Portland Oregon. REALLY!Do it now!!
On my mind…
It is Saturday night, it’s not even eleven and my husband is asleep on the couch. He always seems to fall asleep on the couch whether he has had a few and it is 3am or if we just had a fabulous homemade Korean Bulgogi dinner with friends. Is it my husband or is itContinue reading “On my mind…”
A little culturally different.
“Can I borrow your bar stool? Just for a few minutes? Yes, your bar stool, can I borrow it for just five minutes? Five minutes max?”
Lists…(or things to do in Portland when your dead)…
This post could also be called… “Things we miss from Portland” or “Ode to Portland”
A Discussion of Patriotism
International Game Night
I just thought it was awesome and a little funny that our friends got together this weekend to play a board game that my husband ABSOLUTELY LOVES called Last Night on Earth. My Husband and I have a thing for zombies…
The dimensions of culture learning and how they affect us abroad
It is important to address the dimensions of culture learning, as we all also go through these as we travel and learn about other places, cultures and people and as we learn about ourselves through this process.
Culture Shock
I have thought a lot about things I miss from home. A colleague of mine at the university, who has lived in Germany for some time between fifteen and twenty years has said that you forget what you miss after a while. I imagine it is all aspects of one’s own personal journey with cultureContinue reading “Culture Shock”
As American As They Come…
My father is the epitome of the American Dream.
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