Tag Archives: travel

A 12-Hour Cultural Encounter

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Rishi Ajmera

Every summer it was just implied that my sisters, my mom and I would be traveling to India to visit my family. We take a direct flight there, enjoy ourselves for about a month and a half and then come … Continue reading →

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My Culture– My style

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Yeuk San Shen

Cultural encounter—I do it every day, every time I listen to my IPod. As a person who moved around several times, it is just unavoidable to melt different cultures into one that belongs to no one else but me. This … Continue reading →

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Coming to a New Country

Posted on August 29, 2012 by navtejahuja

Often, a culture shock is the result of a cultural encounter.My situation was no different. At the age of six, I was on a plane, headed to the United States to live with my father, who had left my mother, … Continue reading →

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