Faces...

#tuesdays #faces #stories

 I look into faces, seeking their stories.

What stories do these  FACES  tell you?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZwPB5cm3bs

A "Total Re-Looking"

#travel #broad-mindedness

Mark Twain said that travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness... What another good rationale for travel!

Take a quick virtual trip. Travel offers a mental Total Relooking.

A Long and Laborious Process

#authorsforum  #writers   #writing=slow-art

See: Ten slow--and--famous authors.

It is good for me to know that I am in exalted company, at least for the process taking me so long. Soon, I trust, I will have "Aruba Winds" finished, ready to unveil to the reader.

I Don't Read Mysteries but...#1

#humor  #exoticplace  #culturalintelligence  @tracynovinger  #culturalnomad

“I-say-I-don’t-read-mysteries-but... then I become eloquent about Donna Leon’s Inspector Brunetti series. I love her voice, erudition and dry humor. In every book, I take a walk through Venice, seeing it, smelling it, marvelling at the sights. Endearing Brunetti is always anxious to see what delectable Italian dish his smart wife, Paola, is serving on a given day—and so am I. But what I most appreciate about Leon is her ability to write about the corruption, graft and warts of the local system and still convey her love for the wonder and beauty of Venetian life. I relate at a deep level to this because of my own love for the exotic and flawed places where I have lived.

P.S. Roberta Pianaro has written  “Brunetti’s Cookbook” for fans whose mouths water at Leon’s descriptions of Paola’s meals.

Books by Tracy Novinger

#culturalintelligence  #Aruba  #Caribbean #travelers  #historicalfiction  #WWII  #authorsforum  #writers  @tracynovinger

Aruba Winds: The Other Side of Paradise

A novel, coming soon.

Brazilians are so cordial they will say "yes" to almost any request,
even when they mean "no." When and why does "yes" means "no"?

"Communicating with Brazilians" was translated into Korean

by Pusan University of Foreign Studies.

Tips on how to follow "the rules" of different cultures with practical examples of intercultural communication misunderstandings.