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SERIES – Part I of II: Discovering Paris
With thousands of years of history squeezed into just 40.7 sq. mile, exploring a city like Paris can be overwhelming for any visitor. In part one of the series, check out some of the must-see sights and museums that any newcomer must […]
Four Awesome Places to Visit That Held the Olympics
The Olympic Games: it’s only during these games that the world gets to compete and experience each countries highest trained competitors together on “one stage”. Separated every two years, the Olympic Games have been going on since the 8th century beginning […]
The Amsterdam Experience
The Netherlands are a country stereotyped by it’s infamously known Red Light District, and its smoke-friendly coffeeshops in its capital city of Amsterdam. However, The Netherlands offers much more than just a good party. Chalked full of history, artwork, and beauty this country is […]
The Evolution of Cross-Cultural Trainings
“Since cross-cultural preparation is widely accepted to improve expatriate performance and 83% respondents believe it has good or great value, the lack of a practice that makes the benefit mandatory is disappointing.” Brookfield Relocation Report I have been an expat […]
Black Men in the U.S. and the We Love You Project
America is in crisis and the world is watching. As the #blacklivesmatter movement makes headlines in the U.S. in its search for awareness and justice around murders of black males, global counterparts are taking notice: London marched in support, North […]
From Berlin to Frankfurt: The Best of Germany
When many people picture Germany, they imagine the beer-driven festival of Oktoberfest with it’s oversized pretzels, and people dressed in Tracht, traditional German outfits. However, Germany is a country full of history, beautiful countryside with castles hidden through out, and delicious hearty food. […]
Wired for Connection – Improving Expat Adjustment
Scientific evidence is piling up that we’re indeed social animals. No matter what your personality type, your brain will light up when you feel like you don’t fit in, or when you’re being excluded. In international settings, this social pain […]
VIDEO: Hidden Diversity – Growing up Multi-cutural May Not Look Like You Expect Part 3
We continue with the final of a three-part series on Sydney Shalz’s intercultural modern family and how growing up in that family has affected her world view. “It was much different for me because I grew up in white America […]
