Category: Culture and History
Content about culture and/or history
November 21, 2020
Weird History: Curious Fashion Choices
Hello, my dear history buffs and curious readers. We all need a little break from working hard, right? What better way to relax than laughing at society’s weird […]
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November 17, 2020
The pros of becoming a multilingual
Nowadays it’s very common to learn English, unless of course it is your first language. If English is your second language, then you might wonder why learn yet […]
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November 12, 2020
Five art Museums you can’t miss!
One of my favourite ways I spend my day off, is by visiting a museum. I have visited all the big and famous museums, think of The Metropolitan […]
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October 28, 2020
What do you know about Feminism?
“Feminism” and “Feminist” are probably words you’ve heard before. But do you know the meaning and message behind them? Everyone has their own idea or opinion on Feminism. […]
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September 28, 2020
Basque people: a language not related to any other European one
The ancient Basque culture has survived against the odds. Their ethnic group is located in a region between southwest France and northwest Spain. They call themselves Euskal Herria, […]
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September 21, 2020
Zapotec people: an isolated culture in Mexico
Cloud people. That is how the people of the Southern highlands of central Mesoamerica were called when they inhabited the place from about 500 BCE – 900 BCE. […]
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September 14, 2020
Bali: the rare Hindu enclave surrounded by Muslim islands
I visited Bali for the first time in 2013. It was the first Asian country I have visited in my life and the atmosphere when I took my […]
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September 7, 2020
Sherpa: Superhuman climbers?
It is one of the most famous mountains in the world: Mount Everest. People from all over the world come here to test their boundaries, it is the […]
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September 4, 2020
Origami: the ancient art of paper that turned into symbolism.
Do you remember as a young child folding paper into a hat, boat or crane? What about that game where you determine how many children your friends would […]
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August 31, 2020
A stop along the silk road: an Islamic quarter in China
Diversity. Do we realize how many communities there are on planet earth? How we are alike and differ from each other? There are many places, small places in […]
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August 26, 2020
Dream Catchers: a Story of Tribes and Spiderwebs
They make sure you will not experience nightmares. Most people who own them hang them above their bed, but there is a possibility you have seen them hanging […]
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August 25, 2020
Indigenous Australian art: the Oldest Unbroken Tradition of Art in the World
The Indigenous culture dates back as far as between 60.000 and 80.000 years. Due to the Indigenous people not using a written language, they were bound to use […]
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