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JoshuaFriel posted a blog entry
You’re Welcome: “A Silly Question”
I have decided to start an occasional series of advice columns for western ex-pats living or potentially moving to South Korea....
I have decided to start an occasional series of advice columns for western ex-pats living or potentially moving to South Korea....
Wugya posted a blog entry
The Idea of Reverse Culture Shock
I grew up in the Greater Philadelphia Region and lived here most of my life except for college in Pittsburgh, part of a year in...
I grew up in the Greater Philadelphia Region and lived here most of my life except for college in Pittsburgh, part of a year in...
katnhwi84 posted a blog entry
culture shock
There is a little corner of the supermarket that is called "wake-ari" (for a reason) that many do not know about. On these...
There is a little corner of the supermarket that is called "wake-ari" (for a reason) that many do not know about. On these...
Saratica posted a blog entry
Forget The Sewing Machines... For Now:
A Cabecar Indigenous reality Posted by Ginnee Hancock on the Costa Rica Living Group Thu Jul 3, 2008 12:19 pm (PDT) Yesterday a...
A Cabecar Indigenous reality Posted by Ginnee Hancock on the Costa Rica Living Group Thu Jul 3, 2008 12:19 pm (PDT) Yesterday a...
Micah posted a blog entry
Early report from FGC
I must keep this entry brief, as there are two public computers for the entirety of this gathering, which hosts around 1,500...
I must keep this entry brief, as there are two public computers for the entirety of this gathering, which hosts around 1,500...
Isragirl posted a blog entry
Blazing Dance 2008 Nine Weeks of Hot Dance Performances
Israeli choreographers and Dance companies Celebrate in Summer Dance FestivalIsragirl Presents : White Noise, Vertigo Dance...
Israeli choreographers and Dance companies Celebrate in Summer Dance FestivalIsragirl Presents : White Noise, Vertigo Dance...
Raghavan Parthasarathy posted a blog entry
Culture Shock: India and US
After a semester of graduate studies with summer holidays for the next two months, I’ve got to be kidding if I said I am...
After a semester of graduate studies with summer holidays for the next two months, I’ve got to be kidding if I said I am...
JoshuaFriel posted a blog entry
Take off your shoes
Since coming to Korea, I’ve learned to take off my shoes often. I’ve written about this before actually, within a...
Since coming to Korea, I’ve learned to take off my shoes often. I’ve written about this before actually, within a...
JoshuaFriel posted a blog entry
How to Survive Jangma ‘08!
The Korean press and the ex-patriot bloggers in Korea have focused all of their attention on the pending Mad Cow...
The Korean press and the ex-patriot bloggers in Korea have focused all of their attention on the pending Mad Cow...
JoshuaFriel posted a blog entry
Speaking of Awkward Poses…
This is a picture up for display at the photo studio at the M-Park building in Gohyeon. Something went terribly wrong...
This is a picture up for display at the photo studio at the M-Park building in Gohyeon. Something went terribly wrong...
Euroasia posted a blog entry
Only in Singapore…
After the serious post on Singapore vs NZ from earlier this week, on a lighter note, allow me to share some interesting things...
After the serious post on Singapore vs NZ from earlier this week, on a lighter note, allow me to share some interesting things...
51 days ago
Euroasia: Language, Culture and Travel
| Topics: Cross-cult..., General..., Travel, culture shock
Euroasia: Language, Culture and Travel
| Topics: Cross-cult..., General..., Travel, culture shock
werelax posted a blog entry
Dealing With a TMI Moment
I learned today that TMI is text-speak for Too Much Information. When I was a kid, TMI was short for Three Mile Island,...
I learned today that TMI is text-speak for Too Much Information. When I was a kid, TMI was short for Three Mile Island,...
JoshuaFriel posted a blog entry
That doesn’t mean what you think it means
This picture is of a glass divider in the Geoje location of the Kortalian (Korean + Italian) food chain Pastario. I...
This picture is of a glass divider in the Geoje location of the Kortalian (Korean + Italian) food chain Pastario. I...
ianmack posted a blog entry
5 Unique Ways To Avoid Depression On The Road
Every traveler gets a little down sometimes. Here's how to get your groove back.
Every traveler gets a little down sometimes. Here's how to get your groove back.
Mwangi posted a blog entry
Every Immigrant Has A Story Like This
I wrote this piece a while back and submitted it to one of the big blogs in the African blogosphere in the hopes of being...
I wrote this piece a while back and submitted it to one of the big blogs in the African blogosphere in the hopes of being...
Silvia C posted a blog entry
A humbling experience
I left Dubai with two regrets last week: not having spent more time in the sun and not being able to speak Arabic. It has...
I left Dubai with two regrets last week: not having spent more time in the sun and not being able to speak Arabic. It has...
klawayne posted a blog entry
Mission Trips
Keith showed this article to me the other day, “Why Most Mission Trips Are a Waste of Time“. Now, first of all, the...
Keith showed this article to me the other day, “Why Most Mission Trips Are a Waste of Time“. Now, first of all, the...
Danie posted a blog entry
No Apologies
The American school will not likely be endorsing my book any time soon. There will be no apology in this post. A...
The American school will not likely be endorsing my book any time soon. There will be no apology in this post. A...
katnhwi84 posted a blog entry
refills, t.p. and rant
In Japan, a lot of items have tsumekae (refills), they usually come in these thick foil type bags that become flat after...
In Japan, a lot of items have tsumekae (refills), they usually come in these thick foil type bags that become flat after...
Euroasia posted a blog entry
Language in the USA
Not an issue you normally think about, is it? From LA to NY, it’s all pretty much the same, and not vastly different...
Not an issue you normally think about, is it? From LA to NY, it’s all pretty much the same, and not vastly different...
84 days ago
Euroasia: Language, Culture and Travel
| Topics: General..., Peter Chapple, Travel, accent
Euroasia: Language, Culture and Travel
| Topics: General..., Peter Chapple, Travel, accentassaggiatrice posted a blog entry
Born with a “lucky” shirt on..
There’s a saying in Italian, “nato con la camicia” that is often translated as “born with a silver...
There’s a saying in Italian, “nato con la camicia” that is often translated as “born with a silver...
Miel posted a blog entry
Road rage or reliable taxi services? Meet Mr. Button
Stories of road rage in China is a cliche here in China. Here in Shanghai, taking a taxi is an adventure to many who is foreign...
Stories of road rage in China is a cliche here in China. Here in Shanghai, taking a taxi is an adventure to many who is foreign...
Goldsaber posted a blog entry
France Or Bust - Learn French Fluently And Lose The Culture Shock
Moving to France? You need to be aware that you will be at risk for a mean dose of culture shock. There are 5 important...
Moving to France? You need to be aware that you will be at risk for a mean dose of culture shock. There are 5 important...
katnhwi84 posted a blog entry
culture shock
This post is half rant and half culture shock. Being that Japan's workforce is mostly male, they go out for tsukiai and...
This post is half rant and half culture shock. Being that Japan's workforce is mostly male, they go out for tsukiai and...
Silvia C posted a blog entry
Creating “foreigners”
“I don’t have a village. I am a floating person”I simply adore this line. I went to listen to a talk by Lord Meghnad...
“I don’t have a village. I am a floating person”I simply adore this line. I went to listen to a talk by Lord Meghnad...
Mwangi posted a blog entry
What Was It Like Saying Goodbye to African Soil?
I recently read about the heart breaking, raw reaction that Kelly had to having to leave Kenya. That mixed in with some...
I recently read about the heart breaking, raw reaction that Kelly had to having to leave Kenya. That mixed in with some...
106 days ago
The Displaced African
| Topics: What is Culture Shock? How Can You Get Over..., African..., African..., culture shock
The Displaced African
| Topics: What is Culture Shock? How Can You Get Over..., African..., African..., culture shockSilvia C posted a blog entry
Dizzy in London
“It is like a journey through your subconscious”.My friend Gina and I were trying to make our way home on the Underground...
“It is like a journey through your subconscious”.My friend Gina and I were trying to make our way home on the Underground...
Trip-N-Burn posted a blog entry
My Ideas regarding Art Photography and Video (part 1).
On Beauty - My Theories and Ideas regarding Art and Photography…I’m not only about Burning Man and Burning Man...
On Beauty - My Theories and Ideas regarding Art and Photography…I’m not only about Burning Man and Burning Man...
Isragirl posted a blog entry
Doc Aviv - The International Documentary Film Festival at Tel Aviv Cinematheque, April 3-12
The International Documentary Film Festival of Tel Aviv is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and Tel-Avivians as well...
The International Documentary Film Festival of Tel Aviv is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and Tel-Avivians as well...
Melissa posted a blog entry
Bringing your foreign partner to the Philippines
Lately, I have been seeing several Google searches that led to my site that pertain to people wanting to bring their...
Lately, I have been seeing several Google searches that led to my site that pertain to people wanting to bring their...
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136 days ago
Delicious
| Topics: culture, cultureshock, france, french | Add delicious to your profile
Delicious
| Topics: culture, cultureshock, france, french | Add delicious to your profile
Matthew P posted a blog entry
There’s a Chair in the Middle of the Parking Lot and Other Existential Dilemmas
There was a chair in the middle of a parking lot and for a brief second I wanted to sit down. Absurdity held it’s breath...
There was a chair in the middle of a parking lot and for a brief second I wanted to sit down. Absurdity held it’s breath...
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