Around our holiday table in 1979, my fractious family were gifted with a sudden ability to perceive each other as the loveable characters we truly are. The secret ingredient: an unseen substance in the stuffing.
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Spirit of the season(ing)
Posted in American culture, culture, history, identity, society, taboo, tagged 1979, anthology, Beatnik, Berkeley, Chicken Soup for the Soul, family, generation, harmony, holiday, lifestyle choice, marijuana, Oregon, peace, recipe, season, seasoning, secret ingredient, teenage, Thanksgiving on October 20, 2009 | 7 Comments »
expat+HAREM: blooming behind closed doors
Posted in culture, identity, society, tagged anthology, collaboration, crossroads, culturati, culture, expat, ExpatHarem.com, expatriate, global citizen, global niche, global nomad, globalism, hybrid, identity adventurer, Jennifer Eaton Gokmen, liminality, multicultural, nationalism, neoculture, regionality, stereotype, threshold, tradition, travel, Turkey, Turkophile, virtual community on October 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The (softly) relaunched ExpatHarem.com domain aims to bring a virtual community of cultural peers to life online as a neoculture hub for global citizens and identity adventurers as well as travelers, culturati and Turkophiles.
Decomposing self
Posted in culture, history, identity, women, tagged anthology, Asia, boundaries, continuum, culture, equator, expat harem, global nomad, Indonesia, Jane Robinson, Malaysia, mores, regionality, sense of self, Southeast Asia, travel, Turkey, Unsuitable for Ladies, Wayward Women, Western, women, writers on July 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
life abroad can test our sense of self. realizing we’re part of a travel continuum can restore it.
Hitch-hiking inheritances
Posted in American culture, culture, identity, taboo, tagged 1970s, adolescence, anthology, California, campfire lore, community, free ride, hitch-hiker, hitch-hiking, Lawrence Singleton, London Times, Observer, San Francisco, serial killer, teenager, transportation, Volkswagen on June 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »
costs of the hitch-hiking compact
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