For the month of July, La Vida Idealist has asked bloggers to write about their experiences with machismo. This is the second post in that series. I am sitting in one of the million lovely cafés in Buenos Aires, waiting to order my daily cortado. The waiter finally meanders over and no sooner do [...]
Posts Tagged ‘cultural norms’
Lessons of Working in Another Culture
Long-term international development work is a unique experience. It’s quite different than just moving to a new city in your own culture to start a job. Not only do you know no one, but you also don’t know the culture and how they work. Can they work as a team? Can they not? Are they effici[...]
For a House to Become a Home…
I’m living in an apartment by myself here in Montevideo, largely out of the desire to take a break from nine years of roommates past and untold years of roommates future, if my earnings to date are any indication of what I’ll be able to afford when I return to the United States. I’[...]
Challenging Gender Norms
Last week I wrote about the personal decisions we all have to make when it comes to challenging cultural norms. Here I elaborate on my experience challenging one of the most deeply-rooted cultural norms of Nicaragua: the role of the muchacha. I’m an unofficial athlete and one of the things I obser[...]
