Tag Archives: Cultural Trips for Women

Navigating reverse culture shock: my journey home after 16 years on the road

Traveling the world for 16 years made it overwhelming for me to return to the Philippines....

Local family stay in Acapulco: the journey to learning about Mexico’s most dangerous city

My local family stay in Acapulco, Mexico was ignited by my curiosity about the bad...

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Three wives, 10 kids, and a wealthy man: the day I met my host family in Amman, Jordan

The Latina in me thought to give him a hug and a kiss but I...

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Stranger things: when a friend of a friend blindly received me in his home in Lima, Peru

Editor’s Note: This journal entry was written on February 04, 2014 in Lima, Peru. I...

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What’s it like to live with a Colombian family?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_style=”outline” style=”square” message_box_color=”danger” icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-pen”]Editor’s Note: This post was last updated on December 2,...

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What’s it like to live with an Uruguayan family?

[vc_row][vc_column][us_message]Author’s Note: This journal entry was written on 19 October 2014 in San Jose, Uruguay.[/us_message][vc_column_text]To...

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That day when no-husband got arrested by the police in India for flying a drone

I want to smack him in the face for being a complete idiot; for flying...

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Tel Aviv Yourself Ep 7: Everyone is getting married, having babies, and I’m like… maybe me too?

Author’s Note: Real names of the people in this story were changed to protect their privacy....

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Journeying Sri Lanka Episode 2: My host mom in Colombo

If you haven’t read Journeying Sri Lanka Episode 1, this won’t make sense. 7:46 Even if...

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Participating in the world: on finding your advocacy while traveling

This week, I received two e-mails asking for some kind to promote environmental events and...

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Journeying Sri Lanka Episode 1: The long way from Tbilisi

A few nights ago, while settling down in my apartment in Tel Aviv, I found...

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Tel Aviv Yourself Ep 5: Dear 40-year old self, I hope you are still rocking and living the life in Tel Aviv

I was walking by Allenby today and I had this literally had quick flash of...

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