Author Archives: Mara L.

Minestrone Di Verdure, By Mara L.

By Mara L. | Published: March 12, 2010
Now I feel bad, having had such terrible things to say about reverse culture shock and my home country. Time for an entry of a different kind: a short note on something I truly miss in Manhattan supermarkets. Every Italian market offers pre-cut vegetables for soup, and as a result, one finds oneself eating healthy [...]
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Reverse Culture Shock Or The X-Ray Diet, By Mara L.

By Mara L. | Published: March 2, 2010
While I thought about this entry for Jens’ blog, a word formed in my mind: reverse culture shock. I must admit that I had not encountered this expression before. But then I searched it, and a whole world opened up. There are web-sites that are entirely devoted to this topic. Australians, having lived in Europe [...]
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Monaco Di Baviera – Part 2, By Mara L.

By Mara L. | Published: February 22, 2010
I haven’t been in Munich for a long time, and up to now, I only recommended one restaurant on Jens’ blog, a lovely lunch place called “Schumann’s Tagesbar.” But now I have more. Today I met up with some friends at Sancho Panza, a tiny Spanish bar in Munich, the kind of place that is not [...]
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