by Clint | Jun 30, 2008 | Key Lessons, Random
Yesterday, I met a good friend at the Eiffel Tower, and we spent the day visiting some of the main attractions above ground in Paris (Notre Dame, Victory Arch, Louve, Angelina’s chocolate shop on, etc) – and enjoyed some of the vibrant life that filled the streets....
by Clint | Jun 28, 2008 | Attempt at Funny
I have tried to maximize my time in Finland by learning as much Finnish as I can. Some people said that they were impressed by how fast I was learning it, so I started to be impressed by myself too! 🙂 I even booked an airline ticket on a Finnish-only language website...
by Clint | Jun 20, 2008 | Cross-cultural perspectives, Innovation
I would sometime like to do a study on games people play in different cultures and countries. Going to St. Petersburg this last weekend, we joked about a ‘Russian game’ called the “Everybody get down!”-game – and how this man on the bus...
by Clint | Jun 11, 2008 | Cross-cultural perspectives, Religion
Early I had a blog entry about Catholic monks. Now I had the opportunity to ask the above question to two Thai Buddhist monks who were visiting Joensuu for a few days. I spoke with them briefly before a couple of meditation sessions that my good friend Antony invited...
by Clint | Jun 10, 2008 | Innovation, International business
I was just emailed a link to the keynote presentations from the conference in Oxford: “Confronting the Challenge of Technology for Development: Experiences from the BRICS” and I realized I should post a copy of my abstract and some follow-up thoughts from...
