Tag: Cross-Cultural
Looming Transitions, the Back Story
Preparing to go overseas or getting ready to return to your passport country? This book is for you.
Best Christmas Advice: Act One and Act Two
Pondering the incarnation in a cross-cultural setting.
Filling a Gap
Is there a place for experienced western cross-cultural workers in the sending of Chinese workers to unreached people?
Learning is a Treasure
My First Visit to China
A first time traveler to China shares what he learned.
Golden Rules of Working in China
Awhile back I was going through some old files on my computer and ran across something that a Chinese friend gave me years and years ago. It is a list of 12 so-called "golden rules" of doing any kind of business in China.
Americans Drive on the Left and Other Truths I’ve Learned
Years ago, I was having a conversation with my Malaysian friend, and we started talking about how Malaysia has a lot of British influence. “We drive on the right like they do,” my friend explained.
“Wait, what?” I thought I had heard her wrong, or that she had misspoken. “You mean you drive on the left like they do.”
How Can We Better Prepare People for the Field?
An Interview with Lauren Pinkston
An interview with Lauren Pinkston on preparing people for cross-cultural work.
Insuring Those Who Serve
Facing a medical crisis is difficult at any time. When it happens far from home, family, and familiar medical facilities it can be devastating. Having good, accessible insurance can relieve some of the concern and the financial burden of medical care overseas. One insurance provider that has been serving cross-cultural workers in Asia for years is Talent Trust Consultants (TTc).