One of the benefits of being in another culture can be ignorance.
Really?
I recently read an interview with Arianna Huffington, author and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post. She grew up in Greece, then went to the U.K. for university and later to the U.S. In her interview, she talked about how her ignorance of [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Ignorance as a benefit?
Posted in experience, interculturalist on October 18, 2007 | 6 Comments »
To Be an Interculturalist
Posted in experience, interculturalist on October 10, 2007 | 3 Comments »
“Change your opinions, keep to your principles.
Change your leaves, keep intact your roots.”
- Victor Hugo
I attached this quote to a map that hangs above my desk. I love this quote. It embodies in a picture what we must do if we are to work effectively with people of other cultures. Some things must change. [...]
