being american abroad
As we mark our four-month anniversary in Benin, Alex wonders, “Are we really experiencing Benin or just living in an American bubble?” Continue reading
Tag Archives: culture
pets, cross culturally
Is the way we treat our pets uniquely American? Continue reading
the sort of fso i’ll be
As I prepare to begin my Foreign Service career tomorrow, I can’t help but to think back to the first Foreign Service Officer I met. It was my junior year of college, when I was studying abroad in West Africa. … Continue reading
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Tagged community, culture, dcm, fsn, FSO, peace corps, stereotype, study abroad, ugly american, west africa
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