“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller
For the second time, I made my way to one of the Old Town cathedrals for Sunday mass. Why not? My home church, Eaglebrook, is hip and relevant and all, but let's face it, they don't have beautiful angelic paintings, colorful stained glass, majestic pillars, and a huge gold figure of Jesus on the cross …
We all have our little victories. This week, mine took the shape of a door. This one door marks my journey towards feeling a little more at home in this foreign country. Over the years, one of the things that has bothered me the most in my time spent in Europe is related to the …
Intercultural Communication scholars love to talk about stages; stages that describe how an individual moves from being a naive, easily identifiable newbie to a satisfied cultural local. As helpful as these stages are, I would like to dwell on an oft-derided, belittled and tsk, tsked stage: the honeymoon stage. Most articles about culture shock give …
I am typing this post as I watch the sun setting over Torun, Poland. My new home. I have been here a few weeks, busy moving into my apartment, getting my Polish phone number, learning how to use ApplePay (the coolest thing EVER!), figuring out which tram gets me to the Old Town and which …
Peggy Kendall 