Archive for July, 2006

Mothers and infants in Africa

There are no easy solutions when you’re an African mother who has to care for an infant while simultaneously working in the fields or walking to the market.  Well, there is one, age-old tradition.  Put the baby on your back.  The Christian Science Monitor recently ran a story about the kanga, a piece of cloth that [...]

July 5, 2006 how we live 0 Comments

Contemplating American culture

Happy July 4th, Americans!  Today seems like a good day to contemplate some of the many facets of American culture. First, an article from the Journal Star of Lincoln, Nebraska, that examines some of what it means to be an American: Unlike many other countries where blood and birth define citizenship, America is a nation of [...]

July 4, 2006 countries & regions 0 Comments

Explaining the French

There is a fun little story in the Sunday NY Times about the recent re-publication of a World War II-era manual called “Instructions for British Servicemen in France 1944.”  This attempt to explain French culture to the British has gained a new following in both the U.K. and France.  Even today, it provides an entertaining [...]

July 3, 2006 how we live 0 Comments
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