Growing up in Nigeria I heard the same definition of culture over and over again: “Culture is the way of life of a people.” It was in every social studies class, every exam, every essay. And while that

If there were a way I could go back to those days in my childhood stage when nothing else mattered to me but learning our cultural dance, then a lot of memories would unfold. When it comes to playing around

When I entered Syria for the first time the government had just fallen. It was the middle of December and everywhere you looked there was uncertainty and a good deal of celebration. Could this be the sign

English Deutsch Hello dear Hiveians, I'm here again with the next post about our family trip to my hometown in Indonesia last month. I came from a small village in Blora regency. It's located at the border

English Hello dear Hiveians, today I'm back again with the first journal of our trip to Indonesia that ended just last week. I always thought of Philippine as a close neighbour to Indonesia so the trip

I don't mean to brag, but I managed to topple 50+ years of authoritarian rule with my partner in December... Okay, that might not be TOTALLY true, I'll leave that to you to decide. It all started late

One of the common interesting lifestyle many families exhibit is in choice of clothing. Not necessarily the style of the clothing but in wearing matching outfits. Sometimes if it's a family that has male

Marriage is celebrated all over the world, with each culture having its unique style of celebration reflecting its values, customs, and beliefs. In my own culture (the Igbo culture) here in Nigeria, there

Compliment of the season to to everyone in this community and beyond. Christmas is a special event that is felt almost all over the world. There is one thing that brings the feelings of the season on,

There are stories of people or families who have Christmas Day traditions. It could be eating a particular food first on that day or doing something considered as special or a ritual. My family isn't an

It's believe that no culture or language originated on it own rather it was parented by one or two culture and language and seperation or migration of the people who carries these course comes in as a

One of the ways many African mothers carry their babies is by using wrappers or a piece of clothe to back then. This method has been passed from generation to generation. While it is common among mothers

I find marriage to be a world of endless discoveries, and that's fascinating. It is even more interesting when different cultures and upbringing exist between the marriage mates. Take my hubby's breakfast

Sorry mistaken double post

It looks like I have already covered the major destinations we hit while in Italy last summer. Since we were with family and young kids there were some days that were not filled with much at all. Some

Is it Naples or Napoli? I just had to do a Google search to double-check. One of my best friends who used to live here in Ghana is from Napoli and he always says Napoli. Another friend from the north of

Wow I am surprised that I am even able to write a post. It has been a trying couple of weeks and it only went from worse to horrible last week. Where I am in Ghana the power has been out every day for

One of the beauties of cultural differences that I have found funny is in food. While in some climes, the mention of 'porridge' is usually associated with grain based foods, in other cultures, it can be