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Jul

Crossing Cultures in an Urban Garden

by Meredith Mullins on July 20, 2020

A cultural exchange via the sweet potato
© Meredith Mullins

A Tribute to Satsuma-imo: The Mighty Japanese Sweet Potato

“In Japan, in autumn, it is customary to collect fallen leaves, put sweet potatoes wrapped in aluminum foil in the leaves, and light the fallen leaves to bake them,” remembers Chiharu. “When I was a child I did this at my grandparents’ home. It was a special time of cooking and eating together.”

“Instead of ice cream trucks circling the neighborhoods to offer treats, we had stone-roasted sweet potato trucks,” says Midori of her childhood in Japan.

Stone roasted sweet potatoes
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Crossing Cultures/France/Japan/Nature Discovery

06

Jul

A Tribute to Dogs—In Language and Life

by Meredith Mullins on July 6, 2020

The Dog Days of Summer
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Tail-Wagging Wisdom in Dog Sayings   From Around the World

Let’s face it. Things have been a little ruff in the world lately. But anything is paw-sible when you add some humor to the mix.

Embracing the essence (and humor) of a human’s best friend
© William Wegman (Courtesy of the Artist)

Let’s rise to the challenge and see how dogs enter our life and our language—with dog sayings from around the world.  Read more...

 

Language & Culture/Proverbs & Sayings/Quotes of Note/Worldwide Sites

22

Jun

Cultural Encounters: The Art of Selling in Southeast Asia

by Meredith Mullins on June 22, 2020

The art of selling
© Meredith Mullins

A Card Made from Elephant Dung, A Rum Cigar, Cobra Whiskey . . . Why Not?

“Mary! Mary! Hello, Mary!”

The cry seemed to leap from the dark beach as our boat got closer to shore. I was being welcomed home at the end of a stunning sunset cruise.

But, wait a minute, I was in Myanmar . . . and I didn’t know a soul. No one except Sandar, that is.  Read more...

 

Asia/Cultural Encounters

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