Global Culture

This summer’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro has broken tradition, and blurred borders by creating a team that will represent no country in particular. But instead, the unique, ten member team will be representing a large, and still growing, population […]

In the American movie “Dirty Dancing,” Frances “Baby” Houseman, played by actor Jennifer Grey, pointed out that about a foot of air space between her and Johnny Castle (played by actor Patrick Swayze) differentiates what is YOUR dance space from […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Although the issue of food waste around the world is still very prevalent, food providers and distributers are starting to take a stance. Here’s a new company that has decided to take this issue by storm and do something about it. […]

Melanie and Vanessa Iris Roy, a beautiful lesbian couple from North Carolina, made news last week when a picture they posted on Melanie’s Instagram account went viral.  A sweet picture of the pair, kissing on the beach shows them happily […]