Lucky Church and Deanna will talk about making intercultural relationships work. And could they be a model for civil public discourse across lines of differences? Lucky married his high school sweetheart, Vieng, now together 25 years. Deanna and Eugenio will celebrate 34 years in July. What are the challenges and joys?
I’m not sure which has made this question more pressing for me…an imminent holiday weekend away with my mom in Manhattan (as in my mom and me, tied at the hip, same hotel room…for four days) or my upcoming 30th wedding anniversary to my husband. My mom and I are presumably from the same culture…
I’ve been in an intercultural relationship (US-Brazilian), married for almost three decades, which means a few things—I’m bordering on old as dirt (actually, we eloped really, really young), I’m really lucky (or stubborn), and I’ve made a commitment to really knowing my partner (who in a good marriage wouldn’t say that?) But, and I’m not going…
“Simple Rules during an argument: If you are losing, begin to correct the Portuguese errors of the other person.” Remember as a kid if you knew you were losing a fight and were grasping at straws for something to say, and came up with “Well, your mom dresses you funny too!” Now, as an adult…
You know how at your kid’s school there’s always that one “uber” mom–the one who is always organizing things, bringing treats, she’s at all the assemblies and really seems to be on top of everything? There’s one of those at my son’s Hebrew School. Only she isn’t Jewish. I was reminded of her as I…
I started to write a simple “10 Quick Steps to Preparing for Your International Visitor,” as in preparing to meet your mother-in-law from Argentina for the first time or hosting the new team from Korea for a business conference, but I realized it rang of insincerity. Sure, you can (and should) read works of fiction…
While today’s economy might prevent international travel for a spell, there are plenty of inexpensive things to do to share cultural traditions, inspire curiosity and empathy and improve your intercultural communication skills. Here are just a few: 1) Hang a map of the world on your wall! Ignorance breeds indifference. Point out locations of world…
