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Wonder File
Compelling Stories for Curious People


Claiming Cultural Identity: Not only what your are not, but what you are...
Though I knew Indigenous identity was more than stereotypes, I struggled to see what else it could be. And I struggled to see if that identity fit me. Maybe, I thought, I really was less Wampanoag because I didn’t speak our language or know how to hunt.
Jul 55 min read
I'm right-handed. That's a privilege.
Learning about the concept of privilege is not an inherent skill. It comes from interacting with others, with empathy. This article is a...
Jun 238 min read


Fighting over Spelling
I don't want to see neighbor spelled the American way in the same essay as aluminium spelled the British way.
Jul 15, 20242 min read


Humble Pie and Buying Gas
I needed to face this humiliation like an adult, be the grown-up competent independent American woman that I was.
Jun 6, 20244 min read


Keep on Learning...
Intercultural competence is acquired, again and again, on an ascending helix.
Aug 15, 20221 min read


Pas de problème, Madame.
The next day, I go out to see how it is going to go, to watch my brilliant idea in action...
Aug 13, 20224 min read


The Butter Lesson
“A stick of butter” is a really useful way to communicate with people you live with.
But out of context, it is useless.
Jul 13, 20224 min read
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