Comments on: Being foreign http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/being-foreign/ travel culture worldwide Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nassau http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/being-foreign/#comment-39394 Nassau Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:42:06 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=2835#comment-39394 A very timely article, considering the reality that while the world may get smaller in terms of access, it doesn't decrease the distance between cultural expectations. A very timely article, considering the reality that while the world may get smaller in terms of access, it doesn’t decrease the distance between cultural expectations.

]]> By: Clareawasw http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/being-foreign/#comment-36994 Clareawasw Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:16:08 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=2835#comment-36994 You can help refugees in your own town by becoming a mentor/buddy - contact your local IRC: http://www.theirc.org/volunteer You can help refugees in your own town by becoming a mentor/buddy – contact your local IRC: http://www.theirc.org/volunteer

]]> By: Clareawasw http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/being-foreign/#comment-36972 Clareawasw Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:06:07 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=2835#comment-36972 You can help refugees in your home city by signing up to be a mentor/friend/buddy through IRC's local offices all over America: http://www.theirc.org/volunteer You can also sign up to learn how to teach on a volunteer basis English to people who have moved to America through a local literacy non-profit. This skill could be used when you go traveling as well. http://southbayliteracy.freehostia.com/ I am from England but I live in LA.. I remember what a massive culture shock it was for when I moved to America and we speak the same language - kind of ;-)! You can help refugees in your home city by signing up to be a mentor/friend/buddy through IRC’s local offices all over America:
http://www.theirc.org/volunteer

You can also sign up to learn how to teach on a volunteer basis English to people who have moved to America through a local literacy non-profit. This skill could be used when you go traveling as well. http://southbayliteracy.freehostia.com/

I am from England but I live in LA.. I remember what a massive culture shock it was for when I moved to America and we speak the same language – kind of ;-) !

]]> By: AnnaI http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/being-foreign/#comment-36055 AnnaI Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:41:01 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=2835#comment-36055 Very thought provoking indeed. I worked with many refugees in Sweden (a local school had a mentor program) and know just how difficult and sometimes flat out devastating the transition can be for those people. Very thought provoking indeed. I worked with many refugees in Sweden (a local school had a mentor program) and know just how difficult and sometimes flat out devastating the transition can be for those people.

]]> By: Hal Amen http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/being-foreign/#comment-36041 Hal Amen Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:40:58 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=2835#comment-36041 Very thought-provoking, Tim. It would be interesting to look at the differences between how a Burmese refugee would reconcile image vs. realty and how someone from the next category over--who's not forced to come but is lured by financial prospects--would reconcile it. In answer to your question, there are a lot of East African refugees (at least I assume they are refugees?) brought to Maine. If I end up spending long-term time here, I look forward to engaging with that community and finding ways to help out. Very thought-provoking, Tim. It would be interesting to look at the differences between how a Burmese refugee would reconcile image vs. realty and how someone from the next category over–who’s not forced to come but is lured by financial prospects–would reconcile it.

In answer to your question, there are a lot of East African refugees (at least I assume they are refugees?) brought to Maine. If I end up spending long-term time here, I look forward to engaging with that community and finding ways to help out.

]]> By: Tim Patterson http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/being-foreign/#comment-36121 Tim Patterson Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:46:15 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=2835#comment-36121 Ha! Good line, Turner, and a more insightful point than it might seem at first glance. Thanks for always reading and commenting - Tim Ha! Good line, Turner, and a more insightful point than it might seem at first glance. Thanks for always reading and commenting –

Tim

]]> By: Turner http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/being-foreign/#comment-36120 Turner Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:16:33 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=2835#comment-36120 Good taste, Tim; I read the same one on my flight to DC. This one caught my eye: "Irresponsibility might seem to moralists an unsatisfactory condition for an adult, but in practice it can be a huge relief." Good taste, Tim; I read the same one on my flight to DC. This one caught my eye:

“Irresponsibility might seem to moralists an unsatisfactory condition for an adult, but in practice it can be a huge relief.”

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