Empowering multicultural teams and employee mobility through comprehensive cross-cultural and language training Wendell Lewis Willkie, an American lawyer, and the 1940 Republican nominee for President of the United States once said that: “There are no distant places any longer: the world is small, and the world is one.” More than eighty years later and the […]
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The MAIN Reason Why Global Companies Are Struggling In Vietnam…And Everywhere Else
There are diverse reasons why global companies are struggling in Vietnam and elsewhere in the world but ONE is above them ALL. That reason is invisible, intangible but is everywhere at the same time and it is the one that impacts global companies the MOST. The worse is that most of the global companies are […]
4 Things to Keep in Mind when Visiting a Muslim Country during Ramadan
Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is the month of the revelation of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad. Muslims all over the world fast from dawn to sunset during this month in adherence to one of the Five Pillars of Islam (sawm). Ramadan officially begins after the visual confirmation of the crescent […]
CAI’s Expat Survival Guide for the Holidays
Usually one for embracing change and experiencing new things, knowing that my family at home in the USA was gearing up to celebrate Christmas while I was abroad made me long for the familiarity of home. Watching the days grow shorter and thermostat drop heightened my sense of anticipation for my favorite time of year. […]
Honoring the Dead: Mexico’s Día de los Muertos
By: Ivonne Juraidini Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday that commemorates the lives of deceased loved ones. It is a tradition that originated from indigenous rituals and eventually blended with Catholic elements as a result of Spanish influence. The holiday takes place over two days: November 1st and […]
The Power of Art
Art is a powerful thing. From the moment that humankind could, we started thinking creatively. Explaining and depicting the world around us. From the earliest cave drawings in South Africa which date back 164 thousand years to the well-known cave paintings in Europe that date 40 thousand years, humans have always been moved to art. […]
