study abroad – Welcome

nw mama: embracing culture shock at home

by xamegjmyHome Stay May 27, 2014Comments are Disabled

Culture. Shock. Are you ready for it? I don’t think.. rather, I KNOW I had no clue what I signed up for when my husband and I decided to host international students. I was not ready for the “culture shock” that would affect not only my students coming to the United States from the other side of the world, …

Picture of Cheater Korean Beef served over rice on a white plate.

recipe [link] – cheater korean beef

by xamegjmyRecipes May 3, 2014Comments are Disabled

I can’t take credit for this recipe, but I have to share it since it basically salvaged any hope I had of cooking a meal that would please both my family and our international students. Voila! I love cooking. I consider my time [alone] in the kitchen to be therapeutic, and I was becoming distraught …