| THE BLOGGERS’ DEN
The purpose of our blog is to showcase amusing and informative incidents of cross-cultural misunderstandings. Take a look at the stories already submitted and consider contributing one of your own. If your story is accepted for posting, you will win a prize! And you may enter as many times as you wish. Send your story to Christine .
November 2009: Congratulations to our latest prize winners: Gwen Qin, Morris Jordan, Sean Oliver, and Chris Gilbert.
CULTURAL BLOGS!
The Blogosphere is crackling with activity. We want to help you discover the gems in this universe so that you will be on the cutting edge in teaching culture in the FL classroom.
The Blog Roll below lists blogs by individuals who share their thoughts about living or traveling in places of interest to FL teachers. We will be on the lookout for bloggers who write about their own cultures as well as those who are tourists, study-abroad students, or ex-pats. We will consider bloggers who deal with current topics and those who write about historical events. We expect some blogs to be ongoing (e.g. by journalists) while others will be limited to a specific period of time (e.g. by study-abroad students).
If you know of any interesting cultural blogs, please contact Christine.
Pick your language of interest to start browsing our blogs:
French | Italian | Norwegian | Spanish
FRENCH
Peter’s Paris http://peter-pho2.blogspot.com/2008/05/montparnasse-cemetery.html
Retired Swede Peter Olson has created a wonderful blog with incredibly beautiful photos of Paris. Browsing his blog is indeed a magical experience.
"Le Café Mode: l'oeil d'une parisienne http://blogs.lexpress.fr/cafe-mode/
This is a French blog about fashion seen both on the streets of Paris and on the runways of our favorite designers."
Perrin-et-fils: Chateau de Beaucastel (http://www.perrin-et-fils.com)
This blog is about winemaking and follows French grapes from the vine to the bottle. It includes photos and short videos (recommended by Abbe Spokane).
Ester Kitchen (http://www.esterkitchen.com/)
This blog is about food, with plenty of recipes and links to other French food blogs. The author is a French lady who is passionate about food, cooking, and kitchen secrets! Enjoy!
Reunion-USA (http://reunion-usa.hautetfort.com/)
The author of this blog is a French woman from Reunion who lives in the USA. She tackles many interesting subjects, from general topics about living in the USA as a foreigner, news and politics, delicious recipes, you name it!!!
Carte Blogstale (http://cdebeauvoir.blog.lemonde.fr/)
This is an incredibly well written and interestingly documented travel blog. The author is a young French journalism major who set off with her backpack to explore Latin America in a 6-month period. Her photos are stunning and her stories very interesting
ITALIAN
Ciao Washington Blog http://voceitaliana.wordpress.com/
Oscar Bartoli’s Blog: Letter from Washington, DC http://oscarb1.blogspot.com/
Blog di Beppe Grillo http://www.beppegrillo.it/
Candice's Blog: (http://candicealdente.blogspot.com/)
Candice, an art history major at the George Washington University, spent the fall 2007 semester abroad in Rome, Italy. While there she created a blog so that she could share her experiences with us. Take a look and see what Candice was doing "When in Rome..."
NORWEGIAN
Ski Paddle Norway http://www.skipaddlenorway.com/
Follow James Baxter’s Norwegian adventure - skiing the length of Norway south to north, cycling across the north of Norway to the Russian border, and then kayaking along the coast of Norway to the Swedish border in the south and on up to Oslo. About half of this 6100 km route is above the Arctic Circle.
Marcia Stein’s Blog: (http://www.sonsofnorwayblog.blogspot.com)
An announcement from the Sons of Norway: Sons of Norway has launched a new blog that is currently following Marcia Stein, winner of the 2007 Norwegian Experience Recruitment contest, as she travels across Norway. Read about her exciting trip, see photos of the areas she’s visiting, and learn about the history and modern culture of Norway!
Read all about Marcia’s trip. Each day there are updates about what she’s doing, the exciting things she is seeing and comments from Marcia herself about the overall experience.
SPANISH
 Erica In South America [Érica En Sudamérica] This is NCLRC's Spring 2009 Study-Abroad Blog. Erica spent the semester in Chile, and wrote about her first impressions and the places she traveled to. http://ericainsouthamerica.blogspot.com/
 Marcos el Madrileño (http://marcosenmadrid.blogspot.com/)
Marcos, a student at the George Washington University, spent the spring 2008 semester studying in Madrid. In this blog he shares his adventures with us.
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