While this TEDTalk is from 2008, I think it nicely summarizes why America is not necessarily as educated about the world.
Speaking of Stereotypes
Growing up, I thought all adults were intelligent and had life figured out, yet as I grew up I realized this was not the case.
All Patriotic and stuff…or “Ode to Portland”
It is funny how leaving a place can make you pine for it, often even if it is a shit hole & backwards type of place.
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…and once more to the ‘dam or ’24 Hours in Amsterdam’
We had been planning for at least two month to travel to Amsterdam for twenty-four hours to spend time with an American girl friend who had a layover there after her trip through Scotland and Ireland.
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An unexpected Christmas Present…
For my birthday I asked for a few books from my husband, one of which was a students textbook about how to be a better writer titled, “Writing Academic English, 4th Ed.” by Alice Oshima and Ann Hogue. First of all, the book shipped from Powells in Portland, YES!!!
A local Christmas and New Years Eve
This years Christmas and New Years Eve were spent at our home in Germany. First, while walking home from the night course I teach, the vendors at our Weinachtsmarkt were removing the decorations from their stalls, so I said to my husband in English that we should see if we could get a tree.
“It’s Always Sunny…” drinking game…
Apparently, with the popularity of the FX television show, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia which debuted in 2005, many people have created drinking games.
Just for fun…
I recently had a birthday. I am one year wiser than I was just a few short weeks ago. One of the things I really wanted was a cat.
The difference(s) between the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street?
Because I do not live in the US at the moment, I am trying to read as much as I have time for about the Occupy Wall Street protests and other important news about the United States.When I find a tidbit of information that I find striking, I post it to Facebook asking for feedback from my American friends to better understand how the information is being perceived “on the ground”.
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Dorli Rainey is an Inspiration to Everyone
By now most of you have likely seen this picture:
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