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Word Between Worlds
Sharing personal stories of faith, life, and cross-cultural living in the USA.
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It's Russian to Me
A lesson on cross-cultural communication Last year, my friend, Gwen, and I took a small group of North African friends camping. It was...
Rachel Conley
Oct 7, 20236 min read
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The Philly Woman
I complain about Philly. I whine about crime, drugs, noise, traffic, and jab at the wayward manners of northerners. Philadelphians often...
Rachel Conley
Sep 4, 20236 min read
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Taco Learns a Lesson
Scientific research says that dogs are good for mental health. They improve your levels of dopamine and serotonin and are clinically...
Rachel Conley
Dec 29, 20224 min read
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If Dante Had a Root Canal
If Dante had been more creative in his satirical classic, The Divine Comedy, he would have invented a 10th circle of hell, where people...
Rachel Conley
Dec 12, 20223 min read
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Why We Got a Dog.
My son, Jonah, just has so much love to give. He’s incredibly nurturing but he has no recipients to receive his abundance of affection....
Rachel Conley
Dec 11, 20224 min read
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An Algerian Occasion (And other thoughts on womanhood).
Algerian women love to dress up. All women do, I think. But North African cultures take this to the next level. Of course, I didn’t know...
Rachel Conley
Dec 7, 20225 min read
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The Banya
Working cross-culturally here in the USA, I'm always giving invitations and looking for ways to create community. So, when one of my...
Rachel Conley
Dec 3, 20225 min read
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