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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Talking A-Mile-A-Minute from Perth
Living in the worlds most isolated capital city, you value communication. It has changed from smoke signals to emoticons, but what would modern life look like if it hadn’t?
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Australia: The Wet Season is Upon Us!
Australia is a land of extremes. Draughts are replaced by wild storms, flash floods and rain that stings through motorcycle jackets. Oh, and I left the washing on the line.
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