Archive for October, 2006

The evolution of the European family

Time Magazine recently had an interesting article on the changing nature of the family in Europe.  The nuclear family is less central to life than it used to be, according to the story.  Although the traditional structure is still common, many other types of family have arisen, as Europeans choose to have children outside of marriage, to [...]

October 9, 2006 how we live 0 Comments

A passion for baseball in Taiwan

The sport of baseball has long been popular in Japan and in many Caribbean and Latin American nations.  Now a passion for baseball is growing rapidly in Taiwan, mostly due to the success of one player, Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang. The most popular number on shirts here these days is 40, the number on pitcher Chien-Ming [...]

October 4, 2006 sports cultures 0 Comments

Leadership and culture at the United Nations

It looks as though Ban Ki Moon, the foreign minister of South Korea, is in line to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations, but apparently not without another lesson in cross-cultural differences.  The current UN leader, Kofi Annan of Ghana, is stepping down when his term expires at the end of the year [...]

October 3, 2006 communication 0 Comments

Changed by a journey to Africa

In the spring, I wrote about a contest sponsored by NY Times columnist Nicholas Kristof in which he decided to take a student with him on an African reporting trip.  Part of Kristof’s motivation was a belief that Americans don’t understand the rest of the world very well because they don’t travel enough or at [...]

October 2, 2006 why we travel 0 Comments
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