{"id":2784,"date":"2014-06-06T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/?p=2784"},"modified":"2015-10-28T17:35:59","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T15:35:59","slug":"absolutely-intercultural-179-up-with-people-social-intercultural-projects-intercultural-behaviour-intercultural-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/?p=2784","title":{"rendered":"Absolutely Intercultural 179 +++ Up With People +++ Social Intercultural Projects +++ Intercultural Behaviour +++ Intercultural Ambassador +++"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2784-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/podcast\/absolutely_intercultural_show_179.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/podcast\/absolutely_intercultural_show_179.mp3\">http:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/podcast\/absolutely_intercultural_show_179.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>If you like the podcast then please also LIKE US ON <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AbsolutelyIntercultural\">FACEBOOK<\/a>!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 282px; height: 240px; float: left;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Um0qCSa9aYE\" width=\"278\" height=\"255\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nPeople say that gaining intercultural experiences improves your transferable skills, your ability to adapt to new situations. However, getting in touch with other cultures may also change your personal preferences, conventions and habits. Sometimes this process can even take place unconsciously but it still changes your way of thinking dramatically. So, should we start printing warnings on travel brochures? &#8220;Warning: This trip to France could seriously change your view of the world?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And should we be worried about &#8220;passive traveling&#8221; \u2013 because it\u2019s not just the person who went abroad who undergoes intercultural behavioral changes but also the people in the culture they visit who are influenced by the foreigner\u2019s cultural behaviour. <!--more--> <\/p>\n<p>Have you ever noticed serious changes in your own values and outlook on life after a longer stay abroad or even in your own culture by exposure to people from different cultures? Please don\u2019t hesitate and share your experiences with us on our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AbsolutelyIntercultural\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>absolutely up with people<\/strong><br \/>\nThere are a number of well-known non-profit organizations who manage social and intercultural projects all over the world. I was lucky enough to get in touch with representatives of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.upwithpeople.org\/\">Up with People<\/a>. This organization combines education, international travel, leadership development, and art performances all with the aim to bring the world together through service learning and music. I asked Shamus and Brekken &#8211; who already took part in some of those organized, intercultural projects \u2013 to explain how it all works.<\/p>\n<p><strong>absolutely hands-on<\/strong><br \/>\nI asked Shamus to explain to us why their \u201cup with people-project\u201d in Mexico was a kind of challenge and how that project was well illustrated by a tree of hope.<\/p>\n<p><strong>absolutely changed<\/strong><br \/>\nAntao Moura from Brazil has also gained a great number of intercultural experiences during his life. Like Brekkan and Shamus he noticed that some of those experiences will change you and have a lasting impact your personal outlook on life. I asked Antao why, after so many travels to different parts of the world, he does not really feel typically Brazilian any longer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>absolutely ambassador<\/strong><br \/>\nHowever, sometimes, when your character or your behavior has changed after a longer stay abroad, in touch with several different cultures, you remember and appreciate the benefits of your original culture. Gia and Anh \u2013 both native Vietnamese, studying in Finland and spending their semester abroad at RheinAhrCampus in Germany, will tell us what exactly has caused intercultural change and why. In various situations they have adopted the role as an intercultural ambassador.<\/p>\n<p>Our next show will be coming to you from Anne Fox in Denmark on 4th of July.<\/p>\n<p>Until then \u2013<br \/>\nBleiben Sie absolut interkulturell!<\/p>\n<p>And please visit our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AbsolutelyIntercultural\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The host of this show is:\u00a0<a title=\"Laurent Borgmann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.laurent-borgmann.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Laurent Borgmann<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Editor: Younes Jaber<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/poddownico.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0<a title=\"Download the show\" href=\"http:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/podcast\/absolutely_intercultural_show_179.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/podfeedico.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/absolutely-intercultural\" target=\"_blank\">Podcast-Feed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/podaboico.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewPodcast?id=137617215&amp;s\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes-Abo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"More...\" src=\"http:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you like the podcast then please also LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! 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