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YOU are “Globally Minded”, and You Don’t Even Realize It
Blonde hair, blue eyes, white skin. That’s what people see when they look at me. Little do they know, I have left my footprint all over this earth and I’ve experienced cultures far different than my own. There is more […]
The Large Divide Between the Pay of Men and Women
A recent study by movehub released March of 2014 reports on the gender pay gap that still exists between men and women. The study reported on forty countries where men still received higher pay. South Korea had the highest pay […]
When Cultural Fashion Inspiration Turns into a Stereotypical Mess
Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, right? This may ring true when adopting a trend seen during Fashion Week, but there is nothing flattering about a brand imitating other cultures for popularity and sales. Each culture holds its own […]
From Wurzburg to Redwood City- Where Do I Belong?
My first big move “Mom, when are we going home?” My older sister asked a few days after our birthday in 2000. I had just turned 7-years-old. My mom had taken us to see a Creed concert in Las Vegas, […]
Remembering The search for the perfect pho in Prague
“Man I’m starving” I said, “where should we eat ladies?” Class had just ended for the day at the Prague school of economics and we had the whole day ahead of us; time to find some grub. “I know of […]
Neoliberalism Part 2: Causing an Increase in Global Inequality
As we discussed in the first article in this series, Neoliberalism: What Is It?, Neoliberalism is the dominant for of capitalism that our global economy. It began in the 1980s as a way to promote global trade and grow all […]
Famous Instruments Around The World
Everyone knows the classic instruments used in every song: the drums that provide the back-beat, the bass, anchoring the harmonic framework and the guitar that provides the melody. Lately, artists have been stepping out of this mold and incorporating the […]
My Summer in England with the World Cup and Beer
During the summer of 2002, I traveled “across the pond” to England during the 2002 World Cup. So during this time I did not realize how much a World Cup meant to a country like England — the founders of […]















