culture

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Challenging cultures from a traveller
In 2010 just after my 31st birthday I boarded an Emirates airplane to Heathrow airport London after more than three years of planning this trip. But just before I boarded I said goodbye to my mum dad brother and sister. My whole family came to see me off because it was my first time. My first time to travel far away from home. My first time to travel on a plane to another country by my self.
By Timothy Tumwesigire6 years ago in Wander
Transient Transformations
Once a foreigner, always a foreigner. I learned that the hard way. Traveling is transformative, in the sense that it puts you squarely in the fire of transformation. That fire burns away everything that you are not, and within the ash remains only what and who you truly are. I’ve had the incredible experience of getting to travel the seven seas, seeking all manner of things-temples, languages, food and much more, but the only thing I ended up truly finding was myself. For me, deciding to leave home and move to the People’s Republic of China was me a no brainer, however returning home a six years later was not just a difficult decision to make but it was the hardest thing I had ever done in my life.
By Robert Burton6 years ago in Wander
No such thing as half-cast Aboriginal
How's it going guys? I'm Tom. I turned 18 a few months ago and being an adult means you have more of a say both politically and socially. So, here is where my head's at in this point of time.
By Thomas Markham-Moeller6 years ago in Wander
The Subtle Signs of Culture
People like to compare the size of a city to another city so that they can get a feeling for how big it is. As if the size of a city would tell you anything about how good it is to actually live there.
By Sean Patrick Durham6 years ago in Wander
The trip of my dream
Hi, everybody! Today I want to tell you about my personal experience in Bali. In general, I travel to different countries and quite often, which is basically what I should do when working in the tourism industry. But, perhaps, it was this trip that I wanted to share with the whole world - it was so bright, fabulous and incredible!
By Leo6 years ago in Wander
Progress Vs. Culture
Two Different Countries. Two Different Worlds. Two Different Lifestyles. The world is filled with many different countries. They all have their own ways of life. Each is individual in it’s own way. There may be times when certain traits overlap, but there will always be some core differences between them. Whether it be the people, landscape, weather, jobs, foods, or traditions. They are all unique. The country to which I am going to be writing about currently though, is Honduras. I’m going to be showing the differences between one of the most popular countries and a country which has a bad rap of being extremely dangerous. America Vs. Honduras.
By Andrew Sprott6 years ago in Wander
CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AROUND THE WORLD THAT WILL SURPRISE YOU
The world has now turned into a global village. The advances in information technology have made it easier to travel across geographical borders and communicate across time and space. But unfortunately the technological revolution hasn’t done anything to facilitate better communication inter-culturally. In order to have an effective collaboration between cultures, efforts must be made to develop common shared meanings. For that purpose, we have to understand the cultural differences among us and share cultural information.
By Suisui Zhou6 years ago in Wander
Closed for the Season
It was a weekend in midwinter and my girlfriend Hillary and I decided to take a drive down to Cape Cod. Rain was threatening, but we crossed our fingers that it would pass to the north of us. Hillary brought along a few old mixtapes and we made our way south down Pilgrims Highway.
By Jordan Long6 years ago in Wander
My Filipino Story (this being the second in a series in two parts)
It has been brewing in my mind for a few months—the idea of sharing some stories of my experience living in the Philippines—since I began retelling them woven within different funny anecdotes I would share with friends to try to give a sense of how different, sometimes bizarre (if viewed through Americanized eyes), and often illuminating life in a foreign country can be.
By Tricia De Jesus-Gutierrez (Phynne~Belle)6 years ago in Wander
Why Are The Nordic Countries Successful?
Wait, doesn't "Scandinavian countries" mean the same thing as "Nordic countries"? Before we start going into the title of this post, it is necessary to clarify this.
By creatorsklub6 years ago in Wander
How Language Alters Our Perception of the World
Not just because of the sweet, lyrical and at times comical way the words roll off my tongue. Or the way it reminds me of those late nights held tightly in a handsome Italian's arms. I'm in love with Italian because of how the language is formed.
By B. Noelle6 years ago in Wander
Digesting Culture
All that Willa wants to do after she climbs Mount Meru is to treat herself at Pizza Hut. I was not very surprised to find a local in the area around Shoppers Supermarket, the Plaza. Around the area one could see parked Land Rovers, unusually clean and seemingly out of place, lacking the African Savannah in the background. Arusha Town is quite a different landscape to explore. It is bustling with cars and its walls remain peeled by unforgiving humidity. The windows oxidized by the tropical rains. It is an urban area that grew despite the biome that surrounds it. This part of nature did not expect to be paved over or built on top.
By Silvana Martinez6 years ago in Wander