Archive for the ‘Culture Guides’ Category

The Art of the Flying Bear-Mouse

Posted Nov 14 in Culture Guides by 8 Comments

Tips and tricks for YOUR next Ukrainian balloon-animal party.

Culture Guide: I Came, I Stalled, I Conquered

Posted Aug 06 in Culture Guides by 3 Comments

I knew my time here on planet Earth could be drawing to a close. This was how I was going to go…by a little red car.

Culture Guide: Party Like a Zulu

Posted Jul 19 in Culture Guides by No Comments

See what it looks like to celebrate life in the Zulu culture…

Culture Guide: How to Conquer a Bushfire

Posted Jul 03 in Culture Guides by 7 Comments

There’s something especially rewarding about beating a fire with a club…

Culture Guide: Wet, Powdered and Happy!

Posted Jun 13 in Culture Guides by 2 Comments

A single, Western female’s guide to surviving Khmer New Year.

Culture Guide: Kakik

Posted Jun 05 in Culture Guides by No Comments

What trip would be complete without a little local cuisine? Join Laura as she learns to make a traditional Guatemalan soup with some of the Potter’s House Treasures!

Culture Guide: Chicken Bus

Posted May 31 in Culture Guides by 4 Comments

Want to know where school buses go after they retire? Check out my guide on what you need to know about the Guatemalan chicken bus!

Culture Guide: Food for the Soul

Posted Mar 07 in Culture Guides by 4 Comments

Welcome to Jean’s kitchen! Strap on an apron and learn what soul food is all about…

Photo Gallery: Bassari Life in Motion – Part II

Posted Jan 11 in Culture Guides, Photo Galleries by No Comments

There’s more! Learn more about village life in Senegal from the residents of Ethiolo…

Bassari Life in Motion – Part I

Posted Jan 09 in Culture Guides, Videos by 2 Comments

I’m learning that although village life moves slower, it moves constantly. Watch and learn what it takes to be Bassari—from hut building to rice pounding!

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