Tag: culture

How Well Do You Adapt, Flex, and Adjust to Other Cultures?

How Well Do You Adapt, Flex, and Adjust to Other Cultures?

“Flex!” the team leader said loudly. My friend, Tim, led many short-term mission trips. Flex is his favorite word. When we received teams he was leading, we noticed this word used often. Learning how to be flexible, being willing to adapt, and able to adjust, 

How To Move Forward While Struggling With The Language

How To Move Forward While Struggling With The Language

Let’s face it. Not everyone is a gifted language learner. It’s frustrating when your peers seem to race ahead toward fluency. They leave you behind, battling to get a normal sentence out without stuttering. Many very real factors affect our language learning abilities. Things like