Category: News & Notes
Did You Know – Thailand
What is in a name? Well, there is the name that everyone knows you by, and then there is your full name. For example, if…
Did You Know – Russia
We loved traveling by train when we lived in Ukraine. It is a great experience. But we never had the chance to travel the world’s…
Did You Know – Czech Republic
Czech Republic – a fascinating country with a long and varied history.Known as the castle capital of the world, the republic has over 2000 castles,…
Did You Know: Japan
Living in North America (especially Canada) you get used to space, and lots of it. Here is an interesting fact for us NA’s. 37 million…
Did You Know: Slovenia
Have you heard of the country of Slovenia? It is a small central European country that you don’t usually hear about – but has a…
Did You Know: Philippines
What do you think of when you hear the word “the Philippines”? Usually something about people, the food or a city. It is country with…
Did you know: Ukraine
Did you know that Ukrainians are mentioned in the Bible? Paul mentions the Scythians in Colossians 3:11. The Scythians had a rich and powerful empire…
Sundaes & Fries – a Comedy of Errors
Yesterday evening Leanne and I were out to run and errand, and decided to pick up an ice cream treat on the way home. Our…
Meeting someone from a new culture who lives across the street
Principles we learned overseas about cross cultural living can be applied as we reach out to those of other cultures who live across the street…
Let me introduce you to…
Let me introduce you to my little adventure buddy. His name is Bob, and I rescued him one day years ago from a box of…