You may get an unexpected answer! Most of the business world uses the Common Era year combined with the Gregorian calendar, which divides the year into twelve months of 30-31 days, save February, which has 28 or 29 on leap years (of which 2024 is one!). But the Gregorian calendar isn’t the only one used […] Continue reading… from Asking the date?
One challenge many expatriates face is space norms in their new country. They may be trading a freestanding home with yard for a cramped apartment in an international capital, or find themselves moving from a city studio to a multi-level villa in a rural manufacturing area. In either case, managing the new space can be […] Continue reading… from Enhancing Your Space Anywhere
Did you celebrate bibliophile’s favorite holiday tradition, the Jólabókaflóð? The “book flood” is when Icelanders exchange presents of books on Christmas Eve and spend a cozy time reading. It’s become famous among book lovers across social media, who sigh wistfully and wish their own countries would adopt this custom. If you were lucky enough to […] Continue reading… from Found in Translation
The end of the year can be a joyful time, full of reunions and tradition. For expatriates, however, it can bring up a mixture of emotions: excitement at seeing new customs, loneliness at not being with family, and even confusion as schedules change from what they are used to. Combined with long hours of darkness […] Continue reading… from Mental Health and the Holidays
Nowadays information is everywhere, and with more and more people using AI, it can be hard to tell whether or not information has been properly vetted. While AI stands for “artificial intelligence,” AI doesn’t make decisions on its own. Instead, it’s closer to a very advanced word prediction software, making associations from common data patterns […] Continue reading… from Data Accuracy in an AI World
While the numbers for many types of crime are falling, one sector that is seeing an increase includes identity theft and identity fraud. Being globally mobile means carrying a large amount of sensitive documentation and information across border (and leaving other documents behind), increasing the risk of identity theft. There are, however, ways to protect […] Continue reading… from Protecting Your Identity
Social media has become one of the primary ways we connect with others, as well as giving us tiny windows into new places and cultures. It can be fun to spend an afternoon watching videos of strangers strolling in a foreign marketplace or see curated snapshots of a mountain sunset halfway around the world. Not […] Continue reading… from Locked Out of Logging In?
Summer is a season of festivities, from national events to personal celebrations such as weddings. Your host country likely has its own wedding customs, and in one country a traditional wedding has become an important event for both preserving cultural heritage and tourism: North Macedonia’s Galičnik Wedding Festival. While you can count the number of […] Continue reading… from Here Comes the Nevesta
While recently talking to an Italian friend about summer, she recalled how as a child she loved playing in the fountains to celebrate the end of the school year, and the long family holidays in August. I shared my own memories: the crowded community pool and day camps, as my American parents didn’t get weeks […] Continue reading… from Making Summer Memories
