Connecting Across Cultures
Two years and twenty-three days ago I published my very first blog post. So I thought I’d do a little belated celebrating! In addition to creating a very attractive “happy second blogiversary to me” dance, I’m commemorating this milestone withΒ a list of ten highlights from the past year, in no particular order. Here goes! 1….
For years now Iβve been bullying myself into reading things I βought toβ — regardless of whether the words were compelling.Β But this summerΒ I swallowed two of Georgeanne Brennanβs books whole and enjoyed that novel feeling of indulging myself. Not only in words so lovingly crafted to convey all that is ProvenΓ§al, but in the accompanying…
When people would ask me what happens when I eat gluten, I used to joke: “You really don’t want to know!” Wink wink, nudge nudge! But when a coworker (on whom Iβd already used my little line) asked me yet again to clarify, I realized that my polite reply was more evasive than explanatory. People…