The Linguist Blog, by S...
Share I’ve recently discovered a blogger at http://thelinguist.blogs.com/. I added Steve’s blog recently and was drawn to his newest post called “the real secret to language learning success – intensity.” The main difference that I’ve found from his...10 Reasons Why Eating V...
Share I wrote about “The China Study” in a previous post and how that and my experience in China pushed me to make the decision to go Vegan. This does not mean that eating vegan in China is easier. Chinese people DO eat LESS meat, but I would argue that there are fewer...
Recreate Abroad Experie...
Share *This was written mostly in response to Chinese readers’ comments I’ve been asked this question many times after my post about setting up for success. I mentioned that you should buy a plane ticket and go to another country. But what about those who don’t have...
Collective Culture and ...
Share Collective societies, such as in Asia, hold a majority bias, meaning that the majority is always right and it is up to the minority to fit in. This seems completely unfair in western eyes, but our thinking is based on equality not utility. Westerners put extra weight on minority...
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