http://pocketcultures.com/blogsoftheworld the world in your pocket Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:53:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Guyana is brought to you by Guyana Gyal from Georgetown, the capital of Guyana. Guyana is one of the few non-Spanish speaking countries in South America. This post explains more about Guyanese English (Creolese) Guyana Gyal has a great way with words, as she ponders over Michael Jackson's ability to bridge ... http://pocketcultures.com/blogsoftheworld/2009/07/01/tales-of-a-tropical-land/ Ktinka is written by Katrin from Leipzig, Germany. If you don't know German don't be put off by the latest post - the rest is in English. Katrin listens to music, takes photos, sits in cafes, goes to uni and now and again visits new places. Ktinka shows cute photos ... http://pocketcultures.com/blogsoftheworld/2009/06/25/look-at-leipzig/ Ugandan Insomniac is written by Tumwijuke, a 30-something journalist from Uganda. Her thoughtful and often funny posts reflect on everything from her favourite Ugandan towns (in case you were wondering they are Mbale, Kabale, Arua, Fort Portal and Kisoro) to health care centres without doctors. The other kind of market in ... http://pocketcultures.com/blogsoftheworld/2009/06/18/breakfast-at-nakumatts/ Harassed Mum is written by LauraKim, a free spirit from Pretoria, South Africa. She writes about her busy life as a single mum who is also studying. Exams finished this week so we would also like to say congratulations! Not too busy to stop caring about others though - The South ... http://pocketcultures.com/blogsoftheworld/2009/06/11/busy-south-african/ Sara describes herself as 'An Egyptian, extremely diversified, super procrastinator chocolate junkie with a memory span of a goldfish...' Have a peek at life in Egypt through her Friday love list, a weekly list of things she loves. You can find her at Ramblings of a Restless Mind, where she writes ... http://pocketcultures.com/blogsoftheworld/2009/06/04/the-restless-mind-of-an-egyptian-student/ Francessa would like to give a glimpse of the European point of view with her blog Francessa's Thinking. She writes about Austria, which is currently celebrating success in the Cannes film festival with the film The White Ribbon, directed by Austrian Michael Haneke. Francessa is a teacher and researcher and many ... http://pocketcultures.com/blogsoftheworld/2009/05/27/thinking-of-austria/ Written by Julie in Buenos Aires, Argentina, today's Blog of the World is a cross-cultural experience on its own - every post is written in Spanish and English. Julie is a mum and likes to sing, write, read, sew and knit, so these are the things which feature most in ... http://pocketcultures.com/blogsoftheworld/2009/05/20/julies-world-in-argentina/ Indonesia has a thriving blogosphere and many bloggers choose to write in Bahasa Indonesia, the main language of Indonesia. But Fatih Syuhud is on a mission to encourage Indonesian bloggers to write in English so that they can share Indonesian culture with the rest of the world. He writes: ..for those ... http://pocketcultures.com/blogsoftheworld/2009/05/14/blogging-indonesia/ Oeiras is a small town on the Atlantic coast of Portugal, just outside Lisbon. In Oeiras and environs daily photo you can see a new photo every day of this colourful and historic town, which is already enjoying the summer. Through this varied collection of photos you will see many ... http://pocketcultures.com/blogsoftheworld/2009/05/07/colourful-oeiras/ Experience Serbia is mostly about tourist destinations - as with many countries it was very difficult to find a 'real life' blog from Serbia written in English (if you know one we'd love to hear from you - please get in touch!) It's a great way to get to know this ... http://pocketcultures.com/blogsoftheworld/2009/04/29/may-day-picnics-in-serbia/