International Travel
Three Critical Cautions for Newbie International Volunteers—Part II
Once you’ve received that final commission to prepare for deployment, you energetically get to work on the checklist. There’s only so much a brochure can include in the area of cross-cultural issues. Most of the sticky areas pop up while you’re on-site. To give the rookies an edge, I’m sharing three critical cautions for newbie […]
Three Critical Cautions for Newbie International Volunteers
The assignment you wanted dropped in your lap. You’ve ticked off the final item on the equipment checklist. Your copy of the cultural orientation brochure is dog-eared from your repeated reviewing. You know the country and people. You’re ready to deploy. What you don’t know you’re missing is these three critical cautions for newbie international […]
Ten Most Read Nuggets Articles of 2015
To be sure you didn’t miss any of the ten most read Nuggets articles of 2015, I’ve listed them below. If you’re anything like me, a title isn’t enough to refresh your memory of articles already read. Included is a brief summary.
One Summer Day for African Kids
In 2007, the doors of the Samaritan House Children’s Center opened, changing the lives of dozens of underprivileged kids forever. These small gangs of preschoolers no longer roam the dirt streets in our African city, playing with detritus such as broken razor blades. For the past eight years, they and their older siblings have gone […]
Four Countries with Unforgettable Pizza Memories
Searching for the familiar when living far from home can uncover a world of gastronomic adventure. Wherever Americans and their cross-cultural friends gather for a celebratory meal, a steamy, cheese-laden pizza pie can’t be far away. The following are stories from just four countries with unforgettable pizza memories.