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A Switch Has Been Flipped

by Anamaria

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.

A Wall, a Commercial, a Week

by Cate

Last week the world celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. Except me.

Or so I thought.

Roadrunners, Lockers and an Anti-war March

by Cate

I recently spent a week visiting family in Eugene, Oregon, where I grew up. One afternoon, after catching up with my best friend from high school, I began thinking about all of the schools I went to, from Kindergarten through high school. Here’s a snapshot of what I remember about each school. School # 1: Howard Elementary School [...]

What Started Everything

by Cate

It shouldn’t come as any surprise that I’m obsessed interested in education, culture, and the world. But what started this obsession interest? I’ve always been drawn to other languages and cultures. But I sure didn’t have that affinity towards school. I was the kid who, when asked my favorite school subjects, answered lunch and recess. [...]

It’s Time for Office Hours, Again.

by Anamaria

Last week I talked about office hours. More specifically, I tried to figure out if there might be a cultural explanation for the existence of office hours in some countries, and not in others. I am not sure we can know this for sure, but here is what we do know. We know that in [...]

Simple Images, Complex Cultural Differences

by Cate

This is so cool! An award-winning Berlin artist originally from China created a set of images representing cultural differences between the East and the West. Below are 12 of Yang Liu’s images. Which color represents East? Which the West? Which elements of culture do you think the artist is referring to? As always, if you’re [...]

“Checking” Assumptions in the Classroom

by Cate

It’s funny, all those little things that are different in other cultures. Things you’d never expect to be different because it’s so obviously self-evident that they couldn’t possibly be any other way. For example, take a look at this photo. What do the red check marks symbolize for you? photo by squarepants2004jauntyh_uia When I (Cate) [...]