On My Son’s Acculturation | Wednesday, June 29th, 2005
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A mesmerized Mama AnP, 26 June 2005
The distinction of growing up with 2 different cultures definitely has it’s advantages. JP has been showing signs of assimilating well.
The fact that I am outnumbered by the influence of his environment, only means that I need to try extra hard. To date, I have been persistent and, IMHO, […]

Homesick | Sunday, June 19th, 2005
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Once, an American expat commented that I was too much into the German culture. That the solution to all my I-hate-German-life woes was to exclusively hang out with fellow expats. But, that would be wrong. It would feel like I would be pretending to be somewhere else. Bashing the locals, one of the favorite past-time […]