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Sometimes my wife says I have multiple-culture disorder. I spent my childhood and most of adult life with one foot in American culture and the other wherever I happened to be living (Costa Rica, Mexico, Boulder Colorado {it's like its own special country} , England, Iraq, Afghanistan). 

I make cultural observations.   I am American by birth/passport  and my "American" culture is often out of step with my fellow countryman.  With frequent self-effacing humor I will share these stories as I recall them...  And I like trying to blend in wherever I am at.  That means blending in suburbia just as well as some remote village in the Hindu Kush.

Anyway, I try to blend in wherever I am and that's why I started the blog, because life is about to take a new cultural turn.  I am in the military and just got picked to be something of a "cultural warrior."  The job involves language training and cultural training which is a first for me in my military career.  I am hoping to use this blog platform to capture some of the stories and keep a record.  

---Ground rules*-----
- I'll try and be more honest than eloquent
- I won't post everyday, I get worn out writing.  And sometimes I do really short posts.
*Ground rules subject to change at my discretion...