Weekly Challenge - July 21, 2008
It’s been a while since I posted my last weekly challenge; I expected it to be a little bumpy at the start. I just spent the last ten days in Nova Scotia, Canada, which is now my second favorite place in the world, next to the Colorado Rockies. Nova Scotia is just that, New Scotland. It is the closest you can get to visiting Scotland and Ireland without actually going there. I really love the Scotch-Irish culture, which made the time I spent there incredible. There was great music, incredible food, and friendly people everywhere we went.
That brings me to this week’s challenge. Find a culture (other than your own, of course) that you really love and admire and spend some time learning about it. Learn about its customs, its history, and its language, and how they interact with each other. If you can, find some people from that culture and learn about it directly from them. You might also want to try sampling its cuisine; I am a firm believer that one of the best ways to experience a culture is through its food.
I am especially interested in hearing about what cultures everyone chooses to experience and how you go about doing that. As always, please share your experiences by commenting on this post.
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