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(in)Tolerance?

Yet another writing prompt, about Tolerance, for #virtualcampfire2021 over on Instagram – read an extended version of that post here.

Food I miss living far from home

This is writing prompt 4 in the ‘Virtualcampfire2021’ writing series over on Instagram. Read on to hear about what food I miss the most.

Re-Entry and the New Normal

This is prompt 3, of the Instagram #virtualcampfire2021 – Re-Entry & the New Normal…

The little things

#virtualcampfire2021, writing prompt number 2: The little things.

Over on Instagram (@AmidreamEU), Christina Kapaun @southboundstories and Annyka Overton @chameleoncoaching created a series of writing prompts (#virtualcampfire2021) for ex-pats to share over the course of November. I am a bit of a sucker for a community-minded activity and for writing prompts, so I decided to participate. So, this is me. Hello! 👩🏻 My name is Christina.Continue reading “This is me…”

Celebrating Easter, 2021

What is it like celebrating Easter in Germany as a non-religious, non-german person?

Using the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity to understand the United States

Inspiration and education can come from anywhere. Here, I felt inspired by a webinar to put my complex thoughts to print.

Erik Singer may just be a linguistic national treasure

The ins and outs of how to linguistically reproduce the sounds of native speakers is beyond me. This is why I do not and probably will not ever teach phonetics.

Under construction

Here I am, cleaning things up.

Close to home

“Right-wing extremists perpetrated two thirds of the attacks and plots in the United States in 2019 and over 90 percent between January 1 and May 8, 2020.”