Decisions, Gratitude and Orange Juice
Most days life is filled with the same mundane tasks. I wake up, I shower, I get dressed, I make fresh squeezed orange juice, I go to work, I complain about work, I complain about Rome, I go home, I…
Cultural Differences: Random Musings with Strangers
Traveling and living in so many places, I often notice little things that are different from the United States. One thing that I get a lot of at home is random interactions with strangers, be they short fun conversations in…
Observations: Languages
In German, Italian, French, Spanish, Japanese, Swahili, Luganda, and Hindi the letter "i" is pronounced "e" (think the long english e). Yet in English it is never pronounced "e". Why is that? It makes it very confusing for people who…
Where Am I
The number one question that I get when communicating with people on facebook, twitter or email is "where are you?" This has been pretty consistent since I left Japan in February 2009. After leaving Japan, I set out on a…
Back to Being a Minority
On the plane from Paris to Rome on the continuation of our exodus from rural Africa to the industrialized world....well Italy for now....I noticed that I was the only black person and I sighed, "back to being a minority." While…