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New to Chicago? 10 Things to Help You Find Your Way

intercultural communicationsBy shoss September 4, 2015 Leave a comment

I love to talk about how to adapt when moving from one culture to the other in terms of international cultures/countries. But lunch yesterday with a colleague moving to Chicago, cold turkey, on her own, this weekend, (she is an amazing, dynamic woman—follow her journey here) had me thinking about the top 10 things that…

Intercultural Parenting: Visiting Other Cultures via the City’s Summer Ethnic Festivals

Ethnic Festivals, Intercultural Parenting, Things to do with kidsBy shoss June 11, 2008 2 Comments

I know, I know, many an ‘anti-racist’ will say that simply enjoying the foods and traditions of another culture as a ‘tourist’ does nothing to combat racism. But, honestly, I disagree. I’m raising a 7 year old, and for now I’m not going to go into in-depth history to explain why there is racism and…