JAPAN | Friday, 11 Mar 2016 | Views [647]
On Wednesday, I was exposed to several small but very odd things about Japanese culture.
First of all, we were practicing new kanji. One of those kanji was the character for rice, which, for whatever reason, is also the character for America. So ... Read more >
Tags: beer, chocolate, coffee, commercialism, culture, wedding
FRANCE | Thursday, 8 Oct 2015 | Views [469]
On Thursday, I had a ticket to Opera Garnier for the dance spectacle Boris Chamatz. It was one of the cultural activities for the program, and I hadn't really paid any more attention to it than that. Which, I realised at about the point I was standing ... Read more >
Tags: ballet, culture, dance, opera garnier
SENEGAL | Tuesday, 1 Jul 2014 | Views [444]
The saying “it's the journey and not the destination that matters” does not apply to airplane travel.
First of all, airplane trips are all about the destination. You constantly need to present your boarding pass to prove that ... Read more >
Tags: french, airplane, airport, culture, interesting
