Just for fun

Rachel Conley

Oct 7, 20236 min

It's Russian to Me

A lesson on cross-cultural communication Last year, my friend, Gwen, and I took a small group of North African friends camping. It was...

Rachel Conley

Sep 4, 20236 min

The Philly Woman

I complain about Philly. I whine about crime, drugs, noise, traffic, and jab at the wayward manners of northerners. Philadelphians often...

Rachel Conley

Dec 29, 20224 min

Taco Learns a Lesson

Scientific research says that dogs are good for mental health. They improve your levels of dopamine and serotonin and are clinically...

Rachel Conley

Dec 12, 20223 min

If Dante Had a Root Canal

If Dante had been more creative in his satirical classic, The Divine Comedy, he would have invented a 10th circle of hell, where people...

Rachel Conley

Dec 11, 20224 min

Why We Got a Dog.

My son, Jonah, just has so much love to give. He’s incredibly nurturing but he has no recipients to receive his abundance of affection....

Rachel Conley

Dec 7, 20225 min

An Algerian Occasion (And other thoughts on womanhood).

Algerian women love to dress up. All women do, I think. But North African cultures take this to the next level. Of course, I didn’t know...

Rachel Conley

Dec 3, 20225 min

The Banya

Working cross-culturally here in the USA, I'm always giving invitations and looking for ways to create community. So, when one of my...