May 03, 2015
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What Did You Take for Granted Until Living Abroad?
“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and...
Feb 28, 2015
Planning on a Hospital Stay in South Korea? Don’t Forget Your Extended Family
“I want to use the restroom,” I said in my best Korean. The nurse stopped in her tracks and tilted her ...
Feb 01, 2015
How a Football Coach Influenced a Culture
On a warm Autumn’s day after wandering aimlessly around Seoul Forest taking pictures, I decided to have a cup...
Feb 01, 2015
Whitewater Kayaking in South Korea
Greetings! Today, I will take you on another splendid journey through time. You have the honor of accompanying me a...
Feb 01, 2015
Hot New Sports! Come Read All About It!
This month, I Dig Culture is celebrating Sports, a rather exciting topic to tackle. Here is an opportunity to cover...
Feb 01, 2015
Blood, Sweat and Tears: the Power of Sport
Sport is a key part of both the past and present worlds. Along with music, literature and dance, it’s somethi...
Dec 27, 2014
Globalization Will Kill Black Pete
Every November there’s a good chance that you’ll hear a conversation in the Netherlands that goes something lik...
Dec 27, 2014
Is English a Threat to Linguistic Traditions?
As a native speaker of English, I revel in a fantastic luxury when I travel. Wherever I go, I can assume that the l...
Dec 26, 2014
Globalize Your Traditions
Tradition vs. Globalization My father’s family moved from Latvia to the United States in the 1940s. With them the...
Dec 14, 2014
French Historical Conversations: Pope Edition
Sometimes people believe that walking under a ladder is bad luck. Sometimes people think that swallowing a watermel...