About French wooden clogs Across culturesFranceTopics of the World July 11, 2012 5 The origin of the word French Sabot that means Clog goes back to the 12th century and [...]
A German-American family in the USA Across culturesGermanyPeople of the WorldUSA July 5, 2012 2 Julie is from the USA and Martin is from Germany. They met when Julie was on exchange [...]
Mothers around the world share different experiences Blogs of the WorldHungary July 3, 2012 In the International Museum of Women, the current online exhibit is all about mothers. MAMA: Motherhood around [...]
A blended family in a blended city Across culturesPeople of the WorldPhilippinesUKUSA June 28, 2012 I’m Donna Queza, a 28-year-old business owner from Los Angeles, California, USA. I was born in England [...]
Picture Postcards: Traditional dress in The Netherlands The NetherlandsTopics of the World June 24, 2012 “Cheese Maidens” as labelled by the photographer Jurvetson on Flickr. Don’t you wonder if those shoes are [...]
Sarah: “Where I’m from is always a complicated question” People of the WorldSt LuciaUKUSA June 21, 2012 From her name, you might imagine Sarah Rodriguez is hispanic. But she is not. Born in Germany [...]
A brand of lighters at the origin of the French Father’s Day Across culturesFranceFun factsHistoryTopics of the World June 15, 2012 2 Father’s Day, a celebration that goes back to the Middle Ages Sunday, June 17, 2012, French children [...]
Picture Postcards: Traditional Dress in Romania RomaniaTopics of the World June 3, 2012 This month on Picture Postcards we will be focussing on traditional dress. Our regional contributor, Carmen Cristel, [...]
French Mother’s Day – Fête des Mères Across culturesCelebrationsFranceTopics of the World June 2, 2012 France celebrates Mother’s Day – Fête des Mères on June 3. Celebrating women is not a modern concept! [...]
Happy Children‘s Day for all the Kids in the World ! CelebrationsPeopleRomaniaTopics of the World June 1, 2012 Concerts in the park, contests with attractive prizes, toys and sweets, clowns, cruises on the river Danube, [...]
Gabriela: Born in Pakistan, raised Dutch and French, now living in Canada Across culturesCanadaFrancePakistanPeople of the WorldThe Netherlands May 31, 2012 4 Today, we have the pleasure of hearing from Gabriela van Rij. Gabriela’s life has been, by definition, [...]
From Our Contributors: Week of May 28 ArgentinaAustraliaBlogs of the WorldIndiaJapanThe Netherlands May 29, 2012 Our contributors have updated their personal blogs. Go have a look! Mike, our contributor from Japan, published [...]