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5 Challenges When Returning to the Homeland [Portland –> Philippines]
Janet Brent, an online entrepreneur and digital strategist, chronicles her journey home to the Philippines, her homeland. Leaving America and everything she knows, she returns to the reverse culture shock in the Philippines, trying to fit in as a pinoy and trying not to be labeled as an elitist sosyal. This post chronicles her ‘going native’ cold showers, being shaken down for dough by relatives and thriving in the Manila slums. Janet mixes humor and honesty in her story.
Why Indian Parents Won’t Accept Your Marriage Proposal and What To Do About It.
If you’re not Indian, making an Indian marriage proposal to the daughter of an Indian family can be a daunting task. The article talks about the cultural and social issues of marrying an Indian person if you’re not of Indian ethnicity yourself. The author explains the various social, cultural, financial and educational qualifications and considerations that need to be taken into account for a marriage proposal to be accepted. There’s a high dosage of humor, sarcasm and stereotypes in the post which are meant to entertain and provide advice to the reader.
How I Cope With My Mother: Lessons Learned From My Most Challenging Relationship
Writer and blogger, Razwana Wahid, writes about how she is an eternal disappointment to her Pakistani mother. No matter what she does after her divorce, she can never satisfy or make her mother happy.
Instead of happiness, she’s learned some lessons to help you come with Indian parents and Pakistani parents; find your own happiness, ignore what others think of you, look forward and communicate.
Great Expectations & High Pressure: How You Can Survive Indian, Pakistani, Chinese, Middle Eastern Cultures (And Parents)
If you live in a traditional family or dominant culture (yes, Indians, Pakistanis, Persians and Chinese cultures count), you’re trying to determine how to survive. This post offers the kids of traditional cultures and communities 10 tips to survive and thrive under dominant cultures and social environments. Learn what it takes to follow your dreams, find your happiness and resist the comparisons and judgmental behavior.
How to Find Spirituality Where You Are (without ditching your job, moving to an ashram or living the life of a monastic)
You don’t have to move to the ashram, mountain or seaside retreat to find God and spirituality. This post explores how you can find divinity in your every day life and every day world. Practice small habits of spirituality just where you are.