Global Culture

Is perfection something that can be summed up  in one image? Marius Vibe sure thinks so. Vibe, a  Norwegian artist, recently used the art of  Photoshop to combine eight American and British  celebrities into what is now being called, “the […]

Ordinary Missionaries  The stories of George And Vonda Sisneros as they work in the village of El Rosario, Guatemala “You can’t save them. You can’t save Venancia.” I got a call from my friend Mara on Friday afternoon. Mara is […]

The state of Hawaii is one of the most racially diverse places in the world. There are more people with multi-ethnic backgrounds than any other state. According to www.to-hawaii.com, 38.6 percent of Hawaii’s population is Asian, 24.7 percent is White, […]

Ordinary Missionaries  The stories of George And Vonda Sisneros as they work in the village of El Rosario, Guatemala “In essence, that’s the size of their entire world” Venancia is not doing well.  She seemed to be getting better and […]

Clothing means something different to people from contrasting backgrounds as a person’s culture can shape his or her relationship with clothing.                 In Hawaii, wearing midriff-bearing tank tops and bikini bottoms smaller than some underwear is considered the norm. Among […]

There’s a silent epidemic eroding families in the villages of Guatemala; the absence of fathers.  We see it over and over again.  Men are leaving their families, leaving an aftermath of mothers and children to fend for themselves. George and […]

It’s a familiar story in the U.S. to hear about immigrants from Central and South America emigrating illegally and legally in the hopes of having a better future. Many of these migrants flee poverty and violence, or are simply in […]

Missed the previous articles? Click on the numbers now!  1, 2, 3, 4. With the help of a good glass of wine, more and more people open up. We are all different, we are all the same. Looking to balance everyday our need of […]