My American Meltingpot

Category: Global Affairs

  • Guess Where I’m Going? : Ms. Meltingpot’s European Adventure

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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, I’ve been in a whirlwind of travel planning. Remember when I told you that I’d be spending the summer in London teaching? Well, everything is officially a go, so I had to buy my tickets this week and make it official. And while I am totally excited to spend six weeks with…

  • Ms. Meltingpot is Going to London!

    Ms. Meltingpot is Going to London!

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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, Guess what? I got the job! No, I’m not leaving my Temple gig. I applied to be the advisor for our London summer program and I just found out I got the job. Summer 2014 the Kinky Gazpacho family will be eating fish & chips, riding the tube and generally having a…

  • Is Switzerland Racist? Should a Purse Cost $40K? Is Oprah Okay?

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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, So, some of you have already you expressed your opinions, frustrations and disgust over this incident that was reported last week. For those of you who don’t follow Oprah’s every move, apparently the royal O, was shopping in Switzerland. She was in a fancy store and was looking at some fancy purses…

  • Wish I Was Here…

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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, Once upon a time, I fell in love with a man from Cadíz. Our subsequent romance and eventual marriage required frequent travel to Spain. I fell in love with the country as my love for the man deepened. But then we had kids. And 9/11 happened. And the economy tanked. And it…

  • “What Kind of Asian Are You?”

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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, Have you seen this hilarious video? I cracked up when my son showed it to me the other day and I used it to share with him all the experiences I had abroad when folks wanted to know what part of Africa my people came from. In Spain and Morocco people didn’t…

  • No Spain, No Gain

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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, I am so sad to report that I will not be making it to Spain this summer. * La sigh* Unfortunately, not enough students registered for the class I was supposed to teach, so it’s a no go. As you can imagine, I am extremely disappointed and so are el esposo and…

  • South African Thieves Will Cut…Your Hair!

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    Hello Meltingpot Readers, Since we were talking about hair, I had to share this alarming story I read last week. Apparently, the latest wave of crime to hit the streets of South Africa is called a ‘cut and run.’ Thieves are attacking people with dredlocks, chopping them off and then selling them to folks too…

  • How I Knew El Esposo was ‘The One’

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    Hello Meltingpot Readers, If you’ve read my memoir, Kinky Gazpacho, then you already know this story. I apologize in advance. But yesterday was el esposo‘s birthday and that fact always takes me back to the beginning of our relationship. Here’s why. So, just to recap, I met el esposo many moons ago when I was…

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