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Category Archives: Crossing Cultures
Thank You for the Ouch!
Context for this post: I am attending a 9 week program in Asheville called Building Bridges. This is a volunteer-led, discussion-based program that focusses on structural racism and its many manifestations in Asheville. I have wanted to attend this program … Continue reading
ReEntering, ReEnergised, Ready to Engage
On US ground for 2 weeks now, I listen to Obama’s inaugural speech today with pride and appreciation for my own citizenship. My ten-month sabbatical in South America was the perfect change in pace, lifestyle and culture to reinforce my … Continue reading
Seeping In
We awoke to festive street music at 4:30 this morning. Trumpets, trombones and drums marched by our house, rattling our windows and interrupting our dreams. October is a month full of celebration in Baños, Ecuador. Every day, a different barrio … Continue reading
Traveling in South America for 9 months. Homeschooling my kids. Learning Spanish. Crossing cultures once again. I feel as if I should have something really profound to say. Yet I sit down to blog or write in my journal and … Continue reading
Starting Over
Square one, once again. Entering a country for the first time means starting all over. What’s the currency? What’s the exchange rate? Where do I shop? What areas are safe? What is unique about this culture? What do I wear? … Continue reading
Global Citizenship – Is it Worth it?
Below is a link to a great article about Global Citizenship. These articles affirm our decision to take a family sabbatical year. We are in the thick of closing up shop at home in order to be away for 10 … Continue reading
Sabbatical Year
I’m back – after a month sabbatical. I took time not to rest, but to PURGE and PREPARE for a sabbatical year in South America. My husband’s job loss in November prompted a soul searching cascade of conversations – conversations … Continue reading
21st Century Skills
Preparing students to engage responsibly and intelligently in our interdependent world is a primary goal of the New Essential Standards in the NC Common Core Curriculum. Curricular changes in our education system are alarming to some teachers who have been … Continue reading
Obscure Paths
Sometimes following the path of obscurity awakens new senses. We will follow in faith that our path will lead us to new wonders and epiphanies.
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Looking Back
An important piece of looking forward is LOOKING BACK. What are the experiences that have impacted us most and provided bountiful growth in character? Certainly, our 3 years in South Africa as a family ranks high. Adam and Benjamin (in … Continue reading
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