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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…

We’re Not Fighting, We’re Just Being Romanian

I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting lately, especially during the winter break. Some of you may already know that my house was full of family for Christmas: the Romanian side of the family. My side of the family…

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.

What is Your Communication Style?

by Anamaria

Think back to the last time you were confused or a bit annoyed when talking to somebody. Was that an unpleasant experience for you because of the conversation topic or a disagreement of opinion…or was it simply because of mismatched communication styles?

The Stories of Culture

by Anamaria

Culture School is in session! In this series, we take an aspect of intercultural theory and apply to daily life. Basically, our goal is to expose those cultural moonwalking bears. And because this blog is about culture and education, we consider each topic in the context of the classroom.

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In the past [...]

It’s All About You! October Edition

by Anamaria

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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!
We know our readers are passionate about education. And that you’re also interested [...]

Doing & Being Cultures

by Anamaria

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We’ve covered a [...]

It’s All About You! August Edition

by Anamaria

Think Goose

by Anamaria

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Last week I was watching The Aristocats (yes,- cats not -crats) with my daughter.
I don’t know how many of you are familiar with this animated movie for children. I am finding out that not many US Americans know about it.
I absolutely loved it when I was little, and watched it every chance I [...]