Book Review: A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier is a heart-wrenching true story about the author’s (Ishmael Beah) experience as a child soldier….
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The Giver: A Dystopian Classic
It is a common anecdote that the word “utopia” has a twofold meaning: “perfect place” and “no place”. In the definition itself, a utopia…
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Animal Farm: What Does It Teach Us?
Summertime is the perfect opportunity to finally get around to reading those classics you’d always heard about. I had never happened to read Animal Farm…
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Transitions: Country Mouse, City Mouse
When I married Mike in 1983, I moved to Pasadena, California for the first time. Having grown up in the San Gabriel Valley,…
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Five Things I Learned From Kazakhstan
My husband and I moved to Kazakhstan back in 1995 with our two small children, aged 2 and 4 months old. To say it…
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I Smell Christmas – A Poem by Sylvia Syms
Photo by: Jacqueline Pine scented candles line the mantles. The smells of cinnamon and allspice wafting from the apple and sweet potato pies and…
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I Wish That I Could Love a Dictator – A Poem by Georgia Sanders
oh that i could love a dictator he would solve all my problems he would put bread on my table and never forget to…
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From Thankfulness to Thoughtfulness: Thanksgiving and the Four Freedoms
Culture Honey offers our most heartfelt wishes and prayers for a meaningful and peaceful Thanksgiving celebration to all of our American readers! We are thankful…
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The Drum – Reflections by Ed Martinez
Went to a drum circle yesterday. A first for me and revelatory in many ways. Feeling dauntless in attending but sensing trepidation in knowing…
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Third Culture Kid: Am I Proud to be an American?
During my first week at my international school as a third culture kid (TCK) in Kazakhstan, I was teased for being an American. While…
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Third Culture Kid: Community & Making Friends
There was always plenty of food and laughter when we’d visit Masha’s* apartment. In her tiny kitchen, food would appear as if by magic…
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Carnivals: Diversity in America
I stood under a canopy of strung lights and watched the carnival-goers mill about before me. The air was heavy with thick summer humidity…
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