Good article about teaching abroad...

Susan Wunderink reviews a book called Innocents Abroad and shares some of her own insights.

Cultures will clash, but they have clashed in different ways over the centuries.  Her comment at the end makes it worth reading the not-so-long review . . .

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[JDM-GBG]

Talk about a tightrope walk... to adopt (or at least respect) the culture enough so that you can do your appointed work within it, yet to not blind yourself to the wrongs of it, yet again to wisely distinguish the 'wrong' from the merely 'different'... and most of all, how to quickly recover from the sudden, unintended, stepping on someone's toes through an innocent syllable or gesture.

God bless you and your fellow missionaries around the world, for taking on such a challenge. And may He continue to grant His wisdom to help you walk that narrow path.

-- JDM