Connecting Color and Culture
Color is naturally present in everything we experience: our environment, our clothes, our food are just a few examples. Colors effect our emotions, our reasoning, and even our appetite. The preferences we develop for colors are influenced by the physiological and psychological response we have to the stimulus. Western Psychologists have discovered [...]
I recently spoke at the University of Missouri-Kansas City about the effects of cultural on perspective and identity. On the surface, this topic is fairly obtuse- of course culture shapes our perspctive. However, it is surprising how deeply it affects the way we function in the world, and also how we process information. Moreover, diversity [...]
…there is a reason we wear nametags. A name is the natural way we identify ourselves to others- we tell them what to call us. It is how we begin conversations.
I have never been a fan of nametags. They scream for others to assume I am different because my name is “unusual”. Nametags allow others [...]
One night, I went out to an Argentine tango dance. While sipping on my glass of red wine and watching couples glide across the floor, the gentleman sitting next to me struck up a conversation. We were only a minute or two into the conversation when he asked me, “Where are you from?” [...]
Just a couple of weeks ago I came across a piece on a morning news show about the rising prevalence of Interfaith and Intercultural marriages. This current relationship trend proposes how important it is to understand and respect different beliefs and traditions, even those we may not agree with, in order to create a harmonious [...]
