Art & culture around the world
Voodoo (aka Vodun or Vodou) can best be described as a unique religion surrounded with mystery and very strong opinions. Many peoiple view the Voodoo religion as a nightmarish combination of spells, witch craft, zombies and rituals, unfortuntally promted by popular movies or TV shows. However, Voodoo may not be as frightening and taboo as [...]
The mysteries of what occurs after death has created a need for humans to seek religion. This has been a characteristic of humanity throughout ages, but Ancient Greek religion was fascinating and enticing to me. It was characterized by a distinct background that still makes it known today as the poster-child for mythology. The Greeks [...]
In Europe, many of the world's greatest artworks are still in their original locations: the church. And many of these ancient buildings still serve as houses of worship to this day. Even if you are not religious, entering into a church to cool off during the hot summers or peeking in to see some gorgeous [...]
Whether you practice Orthodox Judaism and pre-rip your toilet paper or just take a day off from work and focus on pleasure, "honoring the sabbath" is an important part of weekly life. Unfortunately, I did not do a good job of honoring the sabbath this past year and it seriously negatively affected my happiness in [...]
Well this is awkward, I meant to schedule this post for August. Lol oops...so anyways what a better way to start winding down the school year than with a Student Series post about Amish schooling. Although, ironically in their system I wouldn't have a job. 🙂 If your new to the blog, here is an [...]
Our school just stared a Jewish Student Union Club (JSU) and I was so incredibly excited to hear about it so I went to their first meeting and then offered to co-sponsor it by the end. You already know my obsession with Jewish Holidays (The Sabbath, Purim, Hanukkah) but this club is about so much more than [...]
I've thought a lot about my purpose while blogging and I've come to realize that although my blog is kind of all over the place, I do have a general theme: global culture. Whether that includes visiting it, reading about it, eating it, or teaching it! Here are some of the series I have on [...]
