Global Culture

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 […]

Ordinary Missionaries  The stories of George And Vonda Sisneros as they work in the village of El Rosario, Guatemala What would you do if God asked you to sell everything you own and follow him to another country? In July […]

  Veteran’s Day serves as a reminder of those who have protected American freedoms, upheld our country’s honor and worked to keep us safe at home.  As with the memorials on 9/11, It’s nice to see all the commentary, Facebook […]

According to the TED Global Blog, writer Pico Iyer is a man without a land.He is 100 percent Indian in blood and ancestry, but he was born and grew up in England; he has lived the last 48 years in the U.S., […]

Captivating European Culturally Inspired Vacations: From Outdoor Opera Performances in Verona to an Elegant Dinner on a Bridge in Italy with 4,000 Other Guests A Magical Journey Full of Entertainment and Culture   Festa del Nodo D’Amore /Tortellini Festival in […]