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• The Trouble With Shadow Comforts

  

  “Shadow comforts can take any form. It’s not what you do; it’s why you do it that makes the difference. You can eat a piece of chocolate as a holy wafer of... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Travel Advisory

  

  Airport air-conditioning can be freezing, especially in the middle of the night when the whole family is sprawled out on the floor or huddled on uncomfortable,... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Turn the Whole World Upside Down

  Three years ago an eye doctor named Tom Little was killed in a massacre of 10 international aid workers in Nuristan province in the country of Afghanistan. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Commercials, Hot Wings, and the Underbelly of the Super Bowl

  

  Trafficking In Persons Report Map 2010 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Tomorrow night many North Americans will gather around large television sets with nachos,... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• You Take Yourself With You (And Other Things About Living Overseas)

  

  Readers, I’m posting at A Life Overseas today about what does and doesn’t happen when you get on that plane to go overseas.Here is a preview of a longer... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2014 EXPAT, RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Traveling With Kids

  

  Today’s post is an excellent piece by Robynn. I love the way she works through the complexity of facing a culture, familiar to you, yet foreign to your children... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2014 FAMILY, RELIGION, TRAVEL

• Rules for Using Boston’s Transit System

  

  by one who knows.Welcome to our fair city! There are a couple of things you need to know should you decide to utilize our ‘world-class‘ transit system.1.... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Guest Post – On Being a TCK

  

  Today I get to introduce you to Becca Garber. The similarities between her life and mine are astounding (other than that she’s much younger than me and wiser... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Making All Things New

  

  There is a show on television called Rehab Addict. It’s not what you may think from the title. It’s about a woman who takes old, dilapidated houses and... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Reluctant Orthodox — Volume 15 “Dear Ones….”

  There are only two people in my life who use the term “Dear Ones.”The first is my father when he sends out letters to all the family – five children and their... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• How to Give Yourself Grace: Advice to Someone Returning from a Long Journey!

  

  by RobynnWe arrived back in Kansas, on January 4th at 3:00am, after having been away for 5 weeks. The morning after Thanksgiving, while it was yet dark, we drov... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Remembering “The Square”

  

  On Friday night we watched the Oscar-nominated documentary, The Square (Al Midan). This movie captures what happened in Egypt from a few weeks before the... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• On Sun-Drenched Elsewheres

  

  “Now more than ever do I realize that I will never be content with a sedentary life, that I will always be haunted by thoughts of a sun-drenched elsewhere. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• More Than a Tourist: Living Deeply Across Cultures

  

  Today I’m honored to have Jody Fernando guest post today at Communicating Across Boundaries. Jody blogs at Between Worlds, a blog I highlighted as a favorite ne... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• People Have Friends; Governments Have Interests

  

  When I first began dating my husband, I would joke that I dated him and 30 Iranians. Cliff had hundreds of friends. And most of them were International... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Reluctant Orthodox – Volume 14 “Becoming Greek”

  

  “So when are you becoming Greek?”Come again?I was at our neighborhood restaurant, The Village Grill — a fine dining establishment that serves the food you want... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Glory Tea – Sunsets in Goa

  

  She’s back from India! Robynn is back and with it Fridays with Robynn. Communicating Across Boundaries is not the same without her voice so I welcome her with... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Books and My Moral Dilemma

  

  I remember the first time I did it. You do it once and you can never go back.It was a John Grisham novel – The Firm. We were living in Cairo and my husband was... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Guest Post – Growing up Between Worlds: Who Am I?

  

  I am delighted to introduce Christie Wilkin today through this excellent guest post. I loved interacting with her through comments and emails, getting to know... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 COMMUNITY, EXPAT, FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Syrian Storytellers – Letting the World Know

  

  Caption on picture “Even the House of God is not safe from Bashar Al Assad”Last night my husband and I had the privilege of attending a fundraiser for NuDay... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 CURRENT, RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY