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DEIDRE HARDIN ADULT MILITARY B.R.A.T. JEWLERY DEISGNER EXTRAODINAIRE
SHANGAI STREET CAT Lessons on Hidden Diversity and Perception
EXTREME ADVENTURE
KENYA - TRIP OF A LIFETIME
OLYMPIC BOUNTY
CROSS-CULTURAL ATHLETES WIN BIG
WEDDINGS!
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52 Jewlery designer Extraordinare Adult Military B.R.A.T. Deidre Hardin could have laid down, shriveled up, hid away from sight. Instead, she’s an inspiration to all who have dealt with chronic disease. Let her inspiration inspire you – and look good in the process.
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Extreme Adventure Our crew made an epic journey to Kenya, Africa and reveled in all it had to offer: from food to yoga, safari to outdoor adventure and beach relaxation. We brought some of it to share with you...
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66 Third Culture Love Story Like Many Third Culture Kids, Hardin and her husband had a couple gorounds before the start of their decades-strong relationship. Not only does Deidre inspire in career and health, but also in love.
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Explore Kenya Review our map of Kenya to see the many exotic locations on our list – and decide where your vicarious journey should begin.
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94 Weddings of the Globally Mobile These photo essays show the magnificence of the culturally fluid in how they exemplify the glory of love.
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Life-Changing Holiday A family vacation more than seven thousand miles from home miraculously morphed into a new life in a faraway land and thousands of lives changed.
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Olympic Runners What is it that makes Kenyan distance runners among the world’s best? Olympic medalists dish their secrets.
Kenyan Safari Join us for an epic journey through three of Kenya’s stunning national parks.
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CultursCelebrates!: Theme Kenya From fuel for athletics, to family dinners – enjoy these traditional Kenyan dishes that will leave guests coming back for more.
Must Visit Enjoy one of the best views from the newest luxury hotel in the heart of Kenya.
Destination Kenya More than wildlife and nightlife, take a gander at the beach, port, mountain and lake life that make every corner of this country an epic experience.
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Shanghai Street Cat Lessons in hidden diversity and perception from the unlikeliest of places.
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TABLE OF C DEPARTMENTS
CAREERS 107 - Expat Doris Fullgrabe’s encouraging message, “Just pick up a pen.”
FASHION 52 – Copper Signatures original art jewelry 76 – Pattern designer Amy Sia goes global 77 – BritKenyan sibling Jewelry designers ZikoAfrica FOOD 36 – CULTURS CELEBRATES! Traditional Foods of Kenya MUSIC 88 – Breakout Ghanaian Music Artist Mawule
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CONTENTS RELATIONSHIPS
TRAVEL 40 – Explore Kenya 42 – Adventure Safari 78 – Gelian Hotel, Machakos 102 – Destinations
66 – Third Culture Love Story A cross-cultural love story for the ages (sometimes one look is all it takes).
PEOPLE 84 – A military B.R.A.T. and civil service B.R.A.T. tie the knot on a lush Colorado Day at the Botanic Gardens in Denver.
67 - Following the Culturally Mobile: Florence Chabert d’Hieres- from India to France. 82 – TCK Myra Diaumpais, Purveyor of Passions
90 – Celebrated Seoul, South Korea hosts the historic and futuristic vows of two of the city’s finest.
PHILANTHROPY 32 – Africa Yoga Project
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70 – The Must List: Cool things you need in your life (Specifically curated for the culturally mobile)
68 – Life Coach 69 – Global Storytelling for Global Development IN EVERY ISSUE
SPORTS 34 – Olympic Runners, Why Kenyans are the best
8 – Publisher’s Desk 14 – Contributors 70 – Must List 106 – Behind the Scenes 7
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W WELCOME BIENVENIDO - BIENVENUE - WILLKOMMEN - BINVIGNUT - BENVENUTI - NAMASTE - FAILTE
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can’t tell you how excited I am to bring you the FIRST EVER print publication of Culturs – the global, multicultural magazine that celebrates cross-cultural excellence. The missing “e” in Culturs is deliberate – a nod to the “hidden diversity” of our population: one of liminal or “inbetween” identities. Culturs content straddle
caters to lifestyle for those who culture, race, ethnic
ity, nations (global destinations) and locations (intra-national). We grow up on a foundation of beach sand instead of concrete, and often are better for it – especially when we possess tools to navigate our everchanging environs. Culturs intends to provide some of those tools. Visit us online to access thousands of stories, videos, infographics, resources and other tools and to connect with your community! As an Afro-Latina who grew up on five continents and amidst seven cultures (which many consider privileged, without regard to immigrant, refugee or unresolved grief status that may accompany these situations) leaves me FASCINATED with perception and dimensionality vs. duality. It’s amazing to see where each of us (myself included) may create judgement, and how often we leave little space for the fluidity of our situations, including our own identities. We don’t live in a binary world, for the most part anyway, so why do we hold ourselves to black and white standards? Our world
is full of color, and multiplicity and character – and my hope is that Culturs helps bring more of that to the forefront.
creations a walking work of art. Better navigate the terms we use in each issue with our Power of Language feature (page 79), which provides in-between terminology in Culturs commits to bringing the a colourful infographic intended to PEOPLE, PLACES AND PRODUCTS make understanding easier. that help you unleash your personal POWER. Power that comes from One of my favorite spreads this embracing the in-between... It’s issue is the juxtaposition of our intention to build a community personality through the perception where you feel you can belong – one of a Shanghai Streetcat (page 16) with others like you, others who and three different dimensions of understand. Our details may not be our in-between population. And the same, but our experiences make it is especially heart-warming to us similar, and from there empathy feature culturally fluid weddings grows. Here is where I hope to that mark the diversity of love in our create a place for you : a place in population (pages 90-101). which “where are you from,” and “what are you” are questions less Beyond that, check out the people, frequented or, at the very least, don’t services, products and so much feel micro-aggressive. more that we hope helps you relate, elevate and relax into a world filled In each issue, we’ll take a deep dive with “uniquely you” souls who get it. into one of our world’s amazing And get you. cultures as they currently stand, before globalization threatens to I also invite you to visit us online make us one homogenous blend of at cultursmag.com to submit your sameness. suggestions for features, products, stories, suggested “destination In this inaugral issue, we celebrate features” and more! And to connect Kenya with dozens of pages of photo with us at our many social connection spreads, descriptions, features, points (see below) as we’d love to people and destinations to bring you hear from you, and feature you, your into the less touristy side Kenyan business, organization, product or culture with locals as our guides. items of interest to our community in an upcoming issue. Starting on page 40 - in bold, beautiful color, we celebrate the My most gracious thanks to you artistry of jewlery created by in- for coming along for the ride. I look betweener and Military B.R.A.T. forward to having you as part of the Deidre Hardin– who uses her art family. to honor her heart donor, celebrate creativity and make every one Welcome home, who adorns themselves with her
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the Puzzle Diverse People. Exotic Locations. Local Customs. A sense of belonging. Culturs Magazine is part of a Philanthropic Lifestyle Network that represents those in-between races, ethnicities, nations or locations. Whether you identify as racially-blended, culturally-fluid, a Third Culture Kid, Expat, Military Brat, or anything in between... at Culturs, we speak your language. Welcome Home.
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LESSONS IN HIDDEN DIVERSITY AND PERCEPTION FROM A SHANGHAI STREET CAT Story and photos by Xiaoya Cheng
not a cat person before I met Mimi. She’s surely an interesting cat, a beautiful cat, a different cat, a cat that filters through my mind when I am away from home.
I’m not as clingy as a pet cat. I’m wandering on the street. I don’t belong to anyone. I belong to the earth.
This is a street cat in Shanghai - her name is Mimi. I had been feeding her for more than seven years before leaving Shanghai for studies in the United States. When I was 13 years old, my family moved to a new house and I saw this little cat hiding under a big leaf. She was too afraid to come out, yet kept meowing. I thought she was hungry, so I took a sausage from our fridge and fed her. When she moved her skinny legs and came out, she rubbed my leg and ran away immediately when I started moving. I’m seriously allergic to cats. I tried to take her into our house, but it turned into a tragedy. Based on different circumstances, I came to know that she was still a street cat. I’m not an owner but a feeder. After struggling for a long time because I couldn’t really own Mimi (I named her), I gradually found out it might be best for her. I might not give her the best food and the comfiest bed in the world. But she’s the luckiest because she’s free. In the place where I come from, most people don’t like street cats. Cats are like rats because they’re everywhere
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and may bring diseases. People stereotype street cats.
CHUMBA’S STORY This made me wonder about human perceptions and stereotypes. I asked Chumba Limo her thoughts. Limo is a third-culture adult (TCA) who’s from Kenya and has lived in the United States for a decade. “They’re normal and inevitable,” she said. “The only way to curb the negative effects of stereotypes is through fostering a culture that celebrates and embraces everybody’s differences, and in the process potentially slow down the rate at which we humans pass judgement and write each other off.” Limo appreciates living in the U.S. because she likes to immerse herself in new cultures. “The beauty of this country — and more so the higher education system — is the fact that these institutions invest heavily on attracting international talent and encouraging people to share their culture,” she said. She relayed her experiences of participating in
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Diwali, Eid al-Fitr and Chinese New Year celebrations, exhibiting that she truly is a global citizen. “Being a global citizen has literally changed how I think and process information,” she shared. She has experienced what most people may have not as she is willing to connect with people. She embraces differences. S Her experiences determine her hidden diversity, and this hidden diversity built her. I’m inspired, and I asked her the differences between the real her and other people’s perceptions. She said: “I am who I am. I’m pretty consistent with who I am. What people see is usually an accurate depiction of who I really am. I think a strength of mine is that I am able to bring out and appreciate other people’s hidden diversities. I’m not you, and you’re not me. The same skin color, the same race and the same language doesn’t mean we are the same. Hidden diversity is not deeply hidden. As long as we let go of judgments, stereotypes, perceptions and bias, we can know, understand and appreciate a human and humanity”. Similiar to Chumba, Mimi is consistent — and she’s herself.
“The same skin color, the same race and the same language doesn’t mean we are the same”
I don’t have disease…You don’t need to detest me.
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Dog says: “You love me so much, you give me food and bed, you must be my god!”
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Cat says: “You love me so much, you give me food and bed, I must be your god.”
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Traditional
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Kenya Dinner Menu - Vegetable: SkumaWiki. - Grain: Ugali. - Starch: Chapati - Main Dish: Beef Get. - Beverage: Chai. - Condiment: Tambarind Sauce
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Skuma Wiki This Kenyan take on Kale will leave your mouth watering. Some reports call this dish “collard greens,” or even describe it as “mistaken” for kale, however, our experts in Kenya created this recipe and use Kale as the main ingredient.
Watch our video extra online to view it being made step-by-step. Quick, delicious and healthy, it’s a bounty for the senses.
Ingredients 1 White Onion 2 Tomato Kale, thinly sliced Salt Tsp. Royco Spice Oil Steps to follow Cut onion and tomatoes set aside separately Heat oil and fry onion until brown. Add tomato to the browned onion. Fry the onion first until it starts turning brown, then put in the tomatoes. Mix the spice with a little water to make paste, then add to cooking mixture. Stir ingredients and cook on medium high for five minutes. Add Kale into the cooking pot and mix well while cooking. Continue to cook for 7 minutes. Salt to taste if necessary. Serve the food with Ugali.
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Kenyan Amboseli National Park is the second mostfrequented safari location in Kenya is about 150 miles from Narobi and borders Tanzania . This park is known for its elephant herds and many varieties and birds. The park also notes the presence of wildebeast, giraffe, African lions, antelope, zebra,
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hyena monkeys (one monkey’s bony little fingers swiftly and stealthly grabbed a croissant directly out of someone’s hand while in the Safari Transit van. Lesson learned: If you’re eating, keep the windows closed!) Best time to visit are January and February and June to September.
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For an interactive video of Copper Signatures wearable art in action, visit our homepage at www.culturs.org > magazine
Military B.R.A.T. Deidre Harden turns adornment into Art By Joanna Pierce
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eidre Hardin’s journey mirrors the incredible jewelry she creates: intricate and layered spirals and turns, decorated with spots of beauty, together form something simply amazing.
As a military B.R.A.T, Hardin moved regularly, allowing her to experience life in a multitude of different places. When she was 11, Hardin’s father was stationed in Germany, about two hours from the French border. She spent much of Hardin’s journey began in her four years there exploring Lubbock, Texas, where she Europe. lived until age five. 53
Laughing, Hardin recounted one of her fondest memories from that time: spending her 16th birthday in Spain. “I got to drink like a grown up,” she said, joyfully sharing similar memories from visits to Holland, France and Italy. “I was always so excited to go to my next adventure,” she said.
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“The Majority of my work is reflective of moments within my health journey. I created and dedicate a copperwing each year to my heart donor as he has been my wingman; my angel on my shoulder” Says Hardin 55
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Life Coach
“Uncovering
YOU” Michele Davenport
This inaugural column is about you -- who you are, what you hold dear, and how you move through the world. We are dedicated to exploring the questions that will ultimately lead you to designing your own excavation project. You might ask what exactly am I digging for? It’s you -- the real, unadulterated, uncovered you. How often is it that your “community,” with all of its best intentions has contributed in covering up the core person inside? Perhaps your educators, parents, clergy, friends and foes have forever told you what their view of you is – you’re a great leader, daughter, researcher, ball player, writer, etc. We hear so many descriptions of who we are, according to someone else’s view of us, it’s not surprising that at some point we look up and ask, is this me? Here we will challenge you to get up close and personal with all parts of yourself, and from this expanded place of knowing, you will be able to show up more fully and live with greater satisfaction, joy and peace. For just this once, it’s indeed “all about you.”How often does a friend, loved-one or colleague chide you by saying “it’s not always about you,” sometimes resulting in the saboteur, or those limiting beliefs creeping in and halting your progress? In this space, we will explore what it means for you to be you. The more clarity you have on what’s important to you, what you value and are impassioned by, the more capacity you will have to show up for others, to serve, lead, parent and love in innovative and interesting ways. Plus, it’s plain fun to have more pep in your step, to be clear why, what and to whom you’re saying yes and no, to be clear on why a particular boundary is relevant and empowering. In this space, we will cover it all. Here’s a question -- if you were challenged to “Discover and Uncover” parts of yourself you haven’t been exposed to in some time, what would you learn? Perhaps you love being in nature, are driven by achievement, nourished by loyalty, helping others, being an expert or one of hundreds of other values. And what if you uncovered your purpose and then were challenged to determine what ACTION is required to intentionally move through the world with resonance and grounding? Discover and Uncover will offer a roadmap on how to get from the current story or narrative you have about your life to a more bold and courageous experience. 68
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Is it a trip to the Maldives, domestic travel, a loving partner, renovating your condo, or perhaps purchasing your dream home?Whatever tugs at your heart and is keeping you from getting restful sleep, we want you to bring to this column. But you have to be ready to put in the work. Whoever went to the gym and just expected to get stronger by simplyshowing up? It doesn’t work that way. You have to groove new behaviors and habits in order to get the results you desire. And that’s part of it – what exactly are the results you desire? Ask yourself, what do I really want? Is this me? You bet it is, and today is the first day of your best life. So, get ready...
Claudia Körbler: An Adult TCK Who Found Her Passion in Helping Others
Michele Davenport Many third-culture kids (TCKs) don’t choose the life of international travel and cultural immersion; their parents do. However, for TCK and borderlander adult Claudia Körbler, curiosity prompted her into a life of travel, communication and cultural immersion — starting when she moved away from her homeland of Austria at 18. Similar to so many TCKs around the world, Körbler is using her unique vantage point in the world to make a difference in the world.
“For some reason, I’ve always had the urge to explore different cultures,” Körbler said. “I remember actually telling my mom when I was younger ‘I want to know what it feels like to be a Spaniard. I want to know what it feels like to be an American,’ in the sense that, you know, you immerse yourself in a culture, and you live the traditions for some time until you’re able to identify yourself with it.”
in her mission to help governments of developed and developing nations create policies that will support developing countries in the fight to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.
“Curiosity is what has always driven me, and it’s also my passion,” Körbler said. “And it’s why I work in international development. It’s the curiosity of seeing how can we — as game changers and change Körbler, now 33, has spent agents — make this world the most of her adult life living as a place we want our children to have Global Nomad. She has lived in down the line, and help those who San Francisco, Castellón de la are invisible to make their voices Plana, Madrid and Barcelona. heard.” Fluent German, Spanish and English, she currently resides in Outside of her work for an Washington D.C. — where the international development trained simultaneous interpreter organization, Körbler is also the works as a policy development and chair of membership for Families outreach analyst. She works for the In Global Transition (FIGT) since Food and Agriculture Origination 2014. FIGT is a well-organized of the United Nations (FAO), and previously served The World Bank 69
organization with an annual conference that hosts inspiring speakers, break-out sessions and roundtable discussions where Körbler said she felt absolutely understood by globally mobile families and individuals, who knew what it felt like to be starting a new life journey in a different culture and country, having little idea of where that journey it was going to take you. FIGT promotes crosssector connections for sharing research and developing best practices that support the growth, success and well-being of people crossing cultures around the world and is one of a kind welcoming forum, said Körbler. Since her time with FIGT, the conference has managed to beautifully expand its membership from about 80 in 2014 to more than 180 current members who have access to the game changers in the world of third-culture kids and global nomads.
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Must know
Amy Sia, Expat PatternDesigner Amy Sia is an Australian-born, London-based pattern designer. She sells her dreamy yet colorful designs through her own line of products, and you can also find her scarves, cushions, and bedding in retail stores like Anthropologie, Kohl’s, and Bed Bath and Beyond. He caught up with Amy in Manhattan, New York during Surtex 2016, the trade show for licensing and sourcing original art and design, and asked her about her background, cultural differences in designs, top tips for new designers, and what’s next for her eponymous line. This transcript has been edited for flow. Culturs: We’re here with Amy, born and raised in Australia, and now in London, and you’re a pattern designer! Amy Sia: That’s correct – I started out in fashion, that’s my background, that’s what I studied in Melbourne, and now I’ve slowly made my way
into the pattern and textile design world. I’ve always loved painting and drawing as a child, so that’s why I pursued this career path. What prompted your move from Australia to the UK? AS: Australia is a wonderful place to live, it’s sunny, gorgeous, there’s lots of space to live, but I got a bit bored and really wanted to work in a more creative environment. I had spent some time working in the fashion industry (in Australia), but there is a lot more opportunity in London. As an Australian it’s quite easy to get a visa, and it’s English-speaking, so I thought – you know what? Let’s try and do that! I had visited before and loved it, so I moved about five and a half years ago to pursue a textile and print design career. You need to persevere, because it takes time to be good at anything in life. How would you describe the cultural differences you see in the art between Australia and the UK? AS: I think climate has a lot to do with what people are attracted to, so in Australia I tend to sell a lot of bright colors and bold prints, whereas in the UK the climate is colder, everything is much more muted, and people are attracted to more subdued designs. I also find that my work is really bright, and it tends to resonate with people in Latin America, South America, Portugal, and Spain, so places where there’s a warmer climate, more light, and a beach definitely helps! For those of our readers who also want to go into the design world, what would be your top three tips? The first thing is not to give up. You need to persevere, because it takes time to be good at anything in life. When you begin, it’s probably not always going to be that nice, but you just need to keep going, and take time and practice to perfect something.
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The second thing is, make something you love. If you don’t love it, chances are it will be more difficult to find someone who does. The third thing I would say is, if you want to be in the design world and make things sellable, think about whether you would want to buy it. Do you love it? The question I ask myself is, “who would buy it? Does it make me really want to buy it?” That’s my testing point. What’s next for Amy? AS: We have some beach towels here, we’re working with a company called Westpoint Home, and hopefully these will be coming to market next year. I think they would be a perfect extension to the work I do. Being from Australia and loving and growing up by the beach, it’s a dream to do a line of beach towels, and hopefully you’ll see them in store soon! Thank you so much for your time, hope you had a great show, and looking forward to seeing you again! I may not live near a nice beach, but I can’t wait to lounge on one of those towels in Central Park.
Must shop
ZikoAfrika British Kenyan sisters make a design splash I met British-Kenyan sisters and firsttime exhibitors Sisi and El at NY Now at New York’s Javits Center. Together, they founded ZikoAfrika — loosely translated as “Africa has it” — in February 2014. Both studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London before working in development. They became interested in development, especially through business opportunities, after seeing the disparities in wealth in the UK and Kenya. El worked in Somalia on governance and peace building for about four years. “My mum grew up in rural Kenyal; she didn’t have any running water; they didn’t have lighting,” El said. “Our earliest memories are getting water from the stream down the hill and carrying it back up,” Sisi added. “Cleaning the lanterns took up all morning!” The sisters provide their designs for jewelry and handbags to local workshops in Kenya and Nairobi, and several artisans bring their visions to life. El explained: “The way we approach design is looking at iconic African designs, drawing on the beautiful and rich history. We take inspiration from the traditional and then make it
modern with clean lines and a curated color palette. We use neon Perspex, brass and beads to create luminosity and a minimal look.” Fair production and prices are central to the ZikoAfrika brand ethos because they believe there needs to be a greater appreciation for the cost of fashion, and it shouldn’t be to the detriment of the producer. Their products are made using a mixture of traditional techniques, such as sand casting and thread-beading, combined with new materials such as Perspex. They collaborate with workshops to do this: “Bombolulu is a really fascinating workshop right outside Mombasa on the coast. They only employ people with different abilities. What’s incredible about that is that’s a very marginalized community in Kenya. Because opportunities to work are so limited, they’re often completely ostracized from society as a whole. So they’re providing really valuable employment opportunities, and they’re producing incredible products as well. Another fantastic thing about Bombolulu is they’re a so-called sheltered workshop, which means accommodation is in the same space as the workshop. It’s really important to consider, and we don’t usually think about it when we’re able-bodied, but trying to get around in a wheelchair in a developing country is really, really
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difficult, and it’s usually the biggest barrier to employment. We go to visit the workshop on a regular basis, it’s a very open process of meeting the artists and collaborating on the production.” Another workshop ZikoAfrika collaborates with is Namayiana, an independent cooperative group of Maasai women beaders, located in the Ngong area, just outside of Nairobi. The co-operative formed in 1990 from two women’s self-help groups and is dedicated to benefiting around 100 families in the Maasai community. Sisi and El’s favorite design is the amulet, fashioned after the iconic Tuareg Ingall Cross. “It epitomizes our brand. It’s simple, it’s got the clean lines, it’s got the Perspex, so it really represents the duality that we’re about. It was also one of our first designs,” El elaborated. In terms of future products, customers can look forward to more beading. The sisters plan to incorporate beads into more products and collaborate more closely with the Maasai artisans. “We’ll take this really recognizable and traditional form of African adornment and do something different and new with it,” she continued.
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Love in
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Won and Jie brought 21st century thinking to their traditional Christian ceremony in this eastmeets-west extravaganza in Seoul, Korea. TCK Won Seop, who was born in South Korea, raised in Indonesia and the Middle East, studied in the United States, and served as translator for the Indonesian government after serving his mandated term in the South Korean Military, met his life partner when Jie stood up for him at University. While earning her masters degree in the U.S., she traveled in similar groups, telling others to “leave him alone� as she appreciated the refreshing outlook and perspective he brought to all situations. She accepted him for who he was.
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Focus on
KENYA! SHANGAI STREET CAT Lessons on Hidden Diversity and Perception
EXTREME ADVENTURE
KENYA - TRIP OF A LIFETIME
OLYMPIC BOUNTY
CROSS-CULTURAL ATHLETES WIN BIG
WEDDINGS!
OF THE GLOBALLY MOBILE