A Promising Terrace Above The Town That is what the receptionist said when I asked her the meaning of “aussichtsterrasse baumli”. "So, how do we go there?" I asked again. She looked at me blankly at first, and I worried if I had asked a culturally inappropriate question. “You have been here in Winterthur, for three days and you have not gone there yet?” she asked me incredulously. I ... READ MORE
World Voice: Feeling like Wonder Woman
“Has anyone ever told you that you look like a young Lynda Carter?” an older man asked me in a park. I was in my 20s at the time. “Yes, actually,” I replied. “Thank you.” I smiled and walked on. It wasn’t the first time I heard that comment. A few people likened me to the actress who played Wonder Woman in the mid-late 1970s on television. Though she started to portray Wonder Woman the year ... READ MORE
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Beach Bodies
I live in a country where it’s bathing-suit season all year. As a woman “of a certain age,” as they say in France, that fact does not exactly fill me with joy. My bathing suits tend to be utilitarian affairs, more designed for walking along the shore than glamorous sunbathing. Because I live in the United Arab Emirates, however, my friends in the States assume that there is some sort of dress ... READ MORE
WORLD VOICE: The Convention On The Rights Of The Child
When we become parents, we make a promise to our children that we will do everything in our power to protect them and to help them learn, grow and thrive. But did you know that the world has made a similar promise to all children to protect and promote their rights to reach their full potential? On November 20, 1989 the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The ... READ MORE
POLAND: What I Didn’t Expect: When The Kids Go to School
A little over a year ago, I posted an article on WMN that announced all of my hopes and dreams for when my kids go to school. I talked about the things I wanted to do, the things I had been planning to do and put on hold for awhile, the freedom and the feeling of being on my own and pursuing anything I wanted in my newfound free time - whether that be a enrolling in a photography course, writing a ... READ MORE
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