One of the book that sits on my night stand in the pile "to read" is a book by Geert Hofstede, called Cultures and Organizations, Intercultural Coorperation and its Importance for Survival. Hofstede is one of the most invoked gurus of intercultural communication, and although I yet have to […]
Tag - Egypt
Friday, July 25 2008
Distance to Power, Somewhere in the Middle
Friday, July 25 2008. when you're a stranger
Thursday, July 24 2008
When it comes to roots
Thursday, July 24 2008. somewhere else
The last few weeks have been hectic, as I was working on the 4th annual Wikimedia conference, Wikimania. It happened this year in Egypt, in Alexandria. And it took all of my time for the past two months. So although I gave a glimpse of my Egyptian travels, I never got to write about the most […]
Tuesday, May 20 2008
A Dance With Death
Tuesday, May 20 2008. somewhere else
I spent three days in Alexandria, Egypt two weeks ago. It was my first time in Egypt. And since my quick stop in Naples a few years ago, the first time I thought my life was really in danger by *just* crossing the street. As a matter of fact, no tourist or unpracticed individual should ever try to […]
