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On Freezing. Oh, and an Announcement!

by Cate

Image: ‘plane.jpg‘ July 19, 1990 Eugene airport. 5:50am. I kiss my parents, brother, best friend, and everything that goes with senior year of high school good-bye. I hand my ticket to the gate agent. She tells me to enjoy my flight. Then, I freeze. As excited as I am about moving to Germany, second thoughts [...]

Virtual Event :: Assessing Intercultural Competence in Children

by Cate

This Wednesday, in a virtual SIETAR-NC event (Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research, North Carolina) I’ll be talking with Gina Difino about…

The Cultural Moonwalking Bear Strikes Again

by Cate

Last Thursday we held the first session of Christine’s Unite Your Brain: How to Effectively Use Visuals in Training, Teaching & Coaching telecourse*. At one point, Christine explained that…

You might be interested in this cool new thing.

by Cate

photo by Guerrilla Futures | Jason Tester Hey there! I know it’s been a little quiet around here (ehhh, understatement?). A lot has happened in the past few months (mostly good stuff, some not-to-good stuff, all gotta-deal-with-real-life stuff). Anyway, stuff is happening/developing….such as this cool new thing I’ve been working on with 3 rockin’ colleagues. [...]

“Lost” Education Question

by Cate

Even people who are obsessed with the TV show Lost want to know more about education across cultures: I found this educational comment and question on a Lost message board where people where discussing last week’s episode (in which parallel world off-island Alex needed a recommendation from someone who went to Yale University in order [...]

Going Home for Lunch

by Cate

Photographer’s note: Ba Li Ba Gai Village Middle School (China) students heading home for lunch…

Ask 3 Questions to Improve Your Cross-cultural Skills

by Cate

When I was learning how to do ethnographic research I had to develop keen observational skills…

@CateBrubaker’s Twitter Interview with @CindyKing

by Cate

My interview with Cindy King is today! The interview is conducted in two parts…

Cultural Differences Related to Appointments & Deadlines

by Cate

One of the cross-cultural blogs I read is Cindy King’s. Cindy is originally from the Bahamas and has lived and worked in several European countries, including France, where she currently lives. Even though her focus is business, Cindy’s insights into issues of culture are very relevant to educators….