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cultural moments
http://culturalmoments.blogspot.com
I describe daily "cultural moments" that take place in my life in Italy. Each "moment" offers an opportunity to explore and analyze cultural differences and, in the process, better understand my own American culture.
Recent Posts
Looking for fortune
I am preparing a "CQ" (Cultural Quotient) column for the next issue of The Roman Forum magazine and I clicked on their website only to find an old travel article of mine on the front page! So, if you live in Rome and are looking for a great day trip,...
Cultural Awareness in the Workplace
A photo from yesterday's presentation at the US embassy in Rome -- Survive to Thrive: Cultural Awareness in the Workplace. It was a mixed group of new arrivals, spouses, diplomats and embassy staff (even a few Italians) and everyone was quite engaged...
Conditionally absolute
Berlusconi's lawyer is in the news for an interesting argument he slipped into his client's defense: "The law is equal for all, but not always its application." The idea of rules and their particular application regularly comes up in cross-cultural ...
More or less
Sorry I've been gone so long. Just got a bit too unplugged this summer. But I'm officially back with a good story and a question.Last Friday my husband and I participated in a special anniversary event organized by the Italian Ferrovie dello Stato (n...
Intelligent people
I've had guests -- all four sisters together in Rome for the first time! I'm the oldest, but it was the third who instigated the trip. Although she suffered brain damage at birth, she continues to grow and develop and regularly surprise us all. At h...
Our brain, our culture
I googled (is this an official verb yet?) "self-directed neuroplasticity" today and ended up downloading a fascinating, enjoyable and easy to digest podcast interview on an Australian national radio podcast with a couple of leaders in the field: Jeff...
