Learning Curve

English teaching can be an accidental path taken by recent university graduates, who often have more student loans than job options. For the new expatriate, pubs are a great place to meet and share ideas about a foreign land. However,  if you look underneath the surface, there are many social politics and conflicting cultural dynamics hidden within the walls of taverns. (more…)

Newly arrived at 2:30 am, the gates of India swing open to me at the airport.  I set out on my journey loaded with luggage and mental baggage. Cultural shock kicks in as I seek a cheap dive to crash. (more…)

All good journeys must come to an end. This story is about my struggle to return home in time for my friend’s funeral. He had drowned while swimming in Thailand, so I decided to go back to the United States — where I had the greatest culture shock of my life.  (more…)