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Going Home for Lunch

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

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Friday Foto :: Mauritanian Village Classroom

by Cate
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From Flickr: We visited a small school in a remote fishing village on the Atlantic coast. There were very few teaching aids, just a chalkboard, but the children and 2 teachers seemed enthusiastic. These 3 were fascinated by my hairy legs.

Photos by :: John Spooner
Are you from, or have to been to, Mauritania? What was [...]

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Still Need a Holdiay Gift? Here are 7 Ideas.

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Looking for a holiday gift that’s fun and fosters cultural awareness?

Look no further! Here are 7 ideas for the culturally curious kid, teen or adult on your gift-giving list, each for $20 (US) or less.

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Holiday Gift Guide for 2009 – err, I Mean 2008

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I have a confession.

A month ago – heck, even a week ago – I had grandiose plans of creating a 2009 Holiday Gift Guide for the Culturally Curious. Kinda like last year’s Cultural Gift Guide but, you know, more grandiose.

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A Switch Has Been Flipped

by Anamaria
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I’m feeling a sudden sense of urgency. About visiting Romania.

Nothing unusual about that, since it’s been 3 years. What’s unusual is how this feeling came about.

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Interview :: Bablingua Co-founder Álvaro Mediavilla

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Back in July Álvaro wrote up a School Snapshot and today he’s talking about education in Spain, his experience teaching abroad, and what Bablingua offers Spanish teachers…

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I’ve ‘Turned on My Romanian’

by Anamaria
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A couple of days ago, as I was slurping down delicious white bean soup with green onions on the side (onions that I would take big bites out of – yummy), my U.S. American husband looked at me and said, smiling, you’ve turned on your Romanian, haven’t you…

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It’s All About You! November Edition

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It’s all about you: our readers.

No matter how passionate one is about something, sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in the day to devote ourselves to that passion as much as we would like. We’re sure you know what we mean!

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The Danger of a Single Story

by Cate

Reader Lisa Velazquez mentioned the video below to me in her comment on my recent post about the Mercy Corps commercial I love. (Thanks, Lisa!)

The video, a TED talk by novelist Chimamanda Adichie, is called The Danger of a Single Story.

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