Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Culture Clash

One of the movies I hope to screen at my house at a "pre-departure" party is an award-winning independent film called Outsourced. I have not yet seen this movie, but have heard many good things about it. At the very least, it should provide a great starting point for some discussion of cultural differences you may encounter as you head to India.

Take a look at the trailer for this movie above (Nov. 29 post) and post any comments you have ...

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Students - Start Here: What's Up With Culture?

The University of the Pacific has created an excellent online training module for US-based students heading abroad as part of an international course.

Visit the site here: http://www3.uop.edu/sis/culture/ and click on MODULE 1 to get started.

This quick online training covers some key do's and don'ts when you're traveling abroad and will help you better appreciate the experience of being in a completely different culture.