At my workplace (and in Jordanian life), birthdays are a big deal. For each birthday, we give a birthday present, sing "Happy Birthday" and eat cake together.
Jordan is a tribal society, meaning that there are huge families under one family name with a family leader. The people in the family may not live close together, but tribal traditions still continue.
Food in Finland reflects the culture and many years of creative use of available food through war and famine, as well as foods that warm and energize you like roasted sausage, soup and coffee.
With its incredibly diverse indigenous populations, Bolivia is a country full of vibrant cultural traditions. This week, we got to experience the exciting cultural dance tradition of Festive Tinku.
My first experience with transportation in Accra was a scary one. I had no real knowledge of how to get around with all of the heavy traffic. Over time, I've begun to relax and explore the city.
As a developing country with a massive population, Vietnam offers a blend of new and old methods of transportations not common in the United States such as motorbikes.
Songkran is a New Year's festival that takes place in Thailand every April. During the festival, people splash water on each other using objects such as buckets and water guns.
While camping with my friend, we ran into a 1970's themed birthday party. We were invited to join them because of our rainbow-painted car. Read on to find out how the group's tradition was celebrated!
