Where’s home if you grow up in two countries? Across culturesCameroonPeople of the WorldTaiwanUKUSA September 23, 2010 2 Wendy Lee grew up in Taiwan and the USA, and has recently completed a Peace Corps assignment [...]
You don’t need to live abroad NigeriaPeople of the World September 16, 2010 4 Here’s the first of our interviews with People of the World, all over the world. As we [...]
The trouble with cooties* People of the WorldThe NetherlandsUSA September 2, 2010 4 Isn’t it funny how the minute you stop looking for something it pops up in the most [...]
“Like we were born on the same street” KenyaPeople of the WorldUSA August 19, 2010 2 Erin (from the USA) and Lionel (from Kenya) wrote in to share their story. Thank you! Erin: [...]
What advice would you give to cross-cultural couples? Across culturesPeople of the World July 15, 2010 7 In our recent interview series we asked “Do you have any advice for other cross-cultural couples?” The [...]
How Irish Am I? AustraliaIrelandPeople of the World June 22, 2010 14 Growing up in Australia I had very little understanding of my cultural background. With the knowledge that [...]
An extraordinary journey MexicoPeople of the WorldUSA May 21, 2010 12 To be honest, the cultural differences – the immense weight of two separate histories, perspectives, assumptions, myths [...]
Day of lovers and literature CatalunyaPeople of the WorldSpainUSA May 5, 2010 1 It was recently Sant Jordi in Catalunya. The day of lovers and literature, tradition holds that the [...]
English empanadas and Argentinean bubble and squeak? ArgentinaPeople of the WorldUK March 16, 2010 10 When my husband Sean lived in Buenos Aires – before we got married-, he used to bring [...]
Finding love on the Internet Across culturesPeople of the World March 12, 2010 This morning I stumbled across BBC World Service’s Outlook programme, which was talking about interracial dating. The [...]
5 tips for raising a bilingual child Across culturesFrancePeople of the WorldUSA February 11, 2010 10 This is a guest post by Eve Bodeux. Eve is mother of two boys, married to a [...]
Cross-cultural marriage in the UK and beyond Across culturesIndiaPeople of the WorldUK February 5, 2010 1 Cross-cultural marriages are quite common in the UK. Recently Anoushka Asthana, who is of Indian descent, described [...]