New directions for Riel World

Sorry for missing a few days of posts, but I’ve been doing a slight redesign of the site.

After much thought, I’ve decided to begin broadening the focus of what I write about. Since 2006, I’ve been “cultivating a global curiosity” with a blog about travel and cross-cultural topics. Although that will remain the primary focus of what I do, I’m now going to begin covering a few other related issues. It’s not a radical departure — I will continue to explore the world from a cross-cultural perspective, I’ll simply be adding to what I’ve done in the past. Along the way, I also hope to offer a bit more in the way of original writing and opinion.

If you look around the site, you’ll see a few cosmetic changes, such as in the revamped topics and links on the left side of the page. Primarily, though, the changes will come in the subjects that I choose to write about in the future, which I now see as falling into three main areas:

Travel and cross-cultural topics. This has been and will remain the foundation of the site. It’s a continuing effort to learn about the world and to see it from a cross-cultural perspective, whether that is through a travel story or an article that looks at the intersection of business and culture. The objective is not to provide comprehensive reports about everything of international significance, but rather to highlight topics that can open a window into culture or provide readers with insight into a particular country or region of the world.

Politics and democracy. Here, I’m planning to cast a wider net than in the past. I’ll continue to write about politics, democracy and elections across cultures, but I’m also going to delve more into U.S. politics. I expect to do this in part by looking at issues and events from my personal perspective, which in turn has been influenced by my international travel experiences.

Ideas for our changing world – It’s not news that the world around us is changing rapidly as a result of technology, globalization and other issues, so I intend to pursue topics of interest in this area. I also plan to explore some of the new ideas and new ways of thinking that are shaping our world and our lifestyles.

I’m excited to expand the reach of this blog and to cultivate an even broader global curiosity. I hope you’ll follow along and join in the conversation.

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