Tag Archives: Crossing Cultures
Differences That Make the World Go ‘Round
A collection of cross-cultural observations from Red Licorice and Jujubes.
Rwanda: Just Beneath the Surface
Reflections on cultural differences from Towels Packed Will Travel.
Discovering the U.S.
Identity, the metric system, driving. A little perspective as a foreign-born spouse comes “home.” From Culture Shock.
The Art of Assuming
When we move to a new country, so many of our assumptions about daily life must change. A dispatch from Tanzania by World Chump.
The Paparazzi – With my Blond Daughter in Shanghai
When everyone wants a photo of your cute, blond kid. From The Wanderlust Diaries.
When You Have One of Those Faces
Getting asked for directions a lot leads to a theory on the openness of various cultures. From Well That Was Different.
Maintaining Perspective
(or, “How Instagram Cannot Convey How My Exotic Overseas Lifestyle Blows Sometimes”) From scary showers to bribing cops, a hilarious take on the glamour of overseas life. From Abu Halen.
This Little Piggy Went to Vienna…
Celebrating the New Year in Austria, from The New Diplomat’s Wife.
Christmas in Krabi
Christmas outside the box at a Thai beach resort. From In Search of the End of the Sidewalk.
Weirdest Christmas Tradition Ever
Christmas in Austria. Snow, Advent markets, mulled wine, gingerbread…and a hairy, horned devil-creature that threatens to beat children with birch sticks and stuff them into a sack. Meet Krampus! From Well That Was Different.
Unaccompanied Baggage 