That Time We Got Bed Bugs
When did you know it was the right time to pare down all your earthly belongings to what you could fit in suitcases? For us it was precisely 3 and a half months before we moved overseas the first time. We had just received the green light to move a few weeks before and we […]
When the Blooper Turns into Something Bigger
Trigger Warning: this post discusses violence and includes a story featuring a gun. “Hit the floor.” I learned that particular phrase in pre-field training. We had just gone through the first of two simulated hostage situations. As it concluded and we began debriefing the experience, one of our trainers instructed us to “hit the floor […]
Language Flubs
Language flubs/mishaps/mistakes/embarrassments/tragedies. They’re bound to happen when living amidst another culture. But we have to keep sticking our necks out there and trying, right? We learn from our mistakes, and usually have a good laugh at them later. I was in language school a few years ago. You know we made some great, funny mistakes […]
This Week’s Theme: Bloopers
There’s nothing like a good blooper reel to bring on the belly laughs, right? We all make mistakes, whether it is a misunderstood cultural cue, using an incorrect word with a very unintended meaning, or subbing in the wrong ingredient that ended in a hilarious but non-edible meal. Yet, sometimes those bloopers are painful. Sometimes […]