Global Culture

Not without my selfie! If you are travelling this summer be aware of new security measures on flights New more stringent checks have been announced regarding traveling with electronic devices. Make sure all your phones, tablets, laptops and all other […]

Trini women tend to carry themselves with an air of confidence.  You kind of need it to carry off multiple characteristics in a society that tends to not know how to characterise you.  Are you Black?  White?  Indian? A cousin […]

Turn your expatriate chapter in a time for renewal, a time to broaden your horizons and create a vibrantly positive experience. Kelly left her job and the buzzing life of Manhattan to follow her spouse in Geneva. Now, alone in […]

  Not “Amazon” like the online shopping website, but the actual South American jungle.   Ann Street Studio, a New York couple who considers themselves “visual storytellers” embark on a photo journey through the Amazon Rainforest.   “After a refreshing […]

    While his face remains anonymous, his art is recognized worldwide. Banksy is a street artist whose art ranges from stencil graffiti on urban walls to conceptual sculpture and even film. His film, Exit Through the Gift Shop was […]

My dad’s high school friend is Muslim.  His friend had a new baby girl and invited us to a ceremony called an Aqiqah, a traditional ceremony to name a new baby. It is performed seven, 14, or 21 days after […]

Zinedine Zidane, Karim Benzema, Gonzalo Higuain, Mesut Ozil, Kevin-Prince Boateng and Benoit Assou-Ekotto. What do these World Cup players have in common? All these players are representing to play for a country that they are not originally from.     […]

“Trailing Spouses” is often used to describe women and men who follow their spouses on international assignments. For some this is an ideal situation, for others it is a forced choice… In this new series of articles we explore the […]