Lately, I’ve found myself reflecting (yet again) on the idea of respect. As a white female from the global North living outside of her home country, I ponder this word a lot. At first glance, it feels like such a strong and straightforward word. It is something most of us aspire to give and hope toContinue reading “The Many Meanings of “Respect””
Tag Archives: Travel
New Books…
Having recently returned from an extensive adventure in the northwest United States that inevitably meant a trip to the always amazing Powell’s bookstore in Portland, I was careful to only return to Germany with about 20 lbs of books. I got off light. Oh, the restraint I showed!!
How to move to Germany, part two: Why NOT!
Why not move to Germany?
How to move to Germany, part one: Why?!
I’ve received a few emails and comments recently about tips to make a move to Germany easier.
A new beginning…about joining the circus and life in 2014
A Dialect Map of the United States, and what it might say about you
Anchor babies or future opportunists?
I don’t know what to think of what I’ve just seen…
Misunderstandings in communication
I think what many situations like this show, is not how the speaker mispronouncing the words is unable to speak properly in the target language, but rather how the listener is unable to understand and thus shows their lack of international exposure.
7 Gestures to Avoid…
Here are seven hand gestures Americans use that would not be okay in other parts of the world.
American Culture Shock
What is it really like returning to our familiar America after living and experiencing life, and needing to find our own familiarity within a different ‘exotic’ place?
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