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All I want for Christmas
The “holiday season” is here. Christmas is in 14 days. The shops are packed, the online orders are on the way and many people are panicked about buying things. Do I have the money to afford...
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A few of my favorite things
Teaching 1st graders and 3rd graders you learn about a lot of their FAVORITE THINGS. I realized that us grownups more often talk about things we like or don’t like. Its not part of our ‘grownup...
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I’m a book nerd
One of the perks of a 3 hours daily commute is that I get a lot of reading done! Here’s a review of what I’ve been reading. _____________ RECENT READS _____________ The Spirit Catches you and then you...
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Market Yourself in 7 steps using Linkedin
I have been constantly updating my Linkedin profile, and sometimes I wonder – is the amount of time spent worth it? I´m starting to be a believer. Last week someone read my profile, and found my blog...
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I talk to myself
How do you blog? What do you blog about? Blogging seems really trendy these days. I have a blog and I write about all sorts of random things. But, want to know a secret? I do it for myself, not...
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Excel Shits
In class the kids are learning how to describe features… my coworker asked: “Do you say ‘the girl has short brown curly hair’ or ‘curly short brown hair’” You know, I’m not sure, I mean… I think you...
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TCK – You need to know this Acronym
TCK – you have probably not heard this acronym before. So, listen up – it’s a good one. Third Culture Kids are defined as kids raised in a context that is neither of their parents’ cultural origin....
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Madrid: Lessons in Multiculturalism and Identity
I moved to Madrid before I had ever visited Spain. That was a wild decision, I realized after I got here, whoops. I knew just as much about Spain as Spain knew about me. Since my arrival in September...
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6 Months in Spain
-: TODAY IS MY 6 MONTH :- “SPAINNIVERSARY” Departing SFO with two HUGE suitcases, a carryon, a backpack and a fabulous hat. Gotta travel in style. Day 2 in Madrid – long walks after midnight! (I know...
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Transit in Madrid is UHhhhMAZING
I have a long commute… about 3 hours roundtrip. Its not my favorite thing about life here in Madrid, but I can say transit here is amazing. The Metro is clean, the transit company Renfe has a good...
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Girls on Fire
A few short weeks after my arrival in Madrid, I came across a group of women expats through a few networks – remembering my blog about Networking in Madrid? Well, it wasn’t long before I became friends...
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Keep Calm, There’s an App for That
Whether I’m creating content for a social media marketing campaign, collecting business cards at a conference, keeping myself on top of things, or trying to maintain inner peace – here’s a look at some...
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It’s the little things
It’s odd little moments that I stop and realize- wow I’m proud of what I’m doing with my life. Today I had to write a bio for myself… drum roll please… …in Spanish. Why? Because I have recently joined...
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One Step and One Million Lessons – My First Ramadan
What started out as a fairly innocent and thoughtless action has turned into something much more. Something that I knew very little about came into my life. An opportunity to learn more about it was...
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Free eBooks and Webinars for Interculturalists!
August is turning out to be a month of free giveaways for intercultural community… Please spread the promotional images – repost-retweet-pin-instagram-away! Click to TWEET me! FREE WEBINARS in AUGUST...
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[Day 1 of 5] SIETAR Europa Congress Tallinn: Daily Wrap Up
Wednesday was “Pre-Congress How-To Workshop Day”. We are wrapping up, and what were the biggest take-aways? Sabrina and I were first to present this morning. We framed Social Media Marketing through...
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[Day 2 of 5] SIETAR Europa Congress Tallinn: Daily Wrap Up
Today was jam packed with speakers, presenters and workshops. I am exhausted… and so inspired! Here’s today’s wrap up! The morning started with an extremely moving opening plenary and snippet view...
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[Day 3 of 5] SIETAR Europa Congress Tallinn: Daily Wrap Up
The morning kicked off with Professor Carolyn Cooper of University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica talked about how reggae music has influenced the world. Her keynote Glocal Reggae: Jamaican Popular...
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[Day 4 of 5] SIETAR Europa Congress Tallinn: Daily Wrap Up
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeauvE1M7qc&w=420&h=315] On Saturday we had a lot of fun with Piotr from Diversity Icebreaker. He gave a presentation on using humor to foster...
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[Day 5 of 5] SIETAR Europa Post-Congress and Beyond
The 2013 SIETAR Europa Congress has come to a close. We have all continued on our journeys or returned to the places we call home. I’ve been reflecting on the week and processing all the...
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