As autumn is already knocking on our doors I come with an exquisite list of must-reads for those who consider themselves fans of Eastern culture. How I discovered the Four…
Category: Culture of Asia
Kyaukse Elephant Dance Festival in Myanmar
Myanmar (also formerly known as Burma) is a country in South-East Asia surrounded by China, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Laos. The country has over 100 ethnic groups and is home…
Manga – a creative way to learn Japanese in Indonesia
We all know that Manga is one of Japan’s most popular genres, which is famous all over the world. An interesting Japanese occurrence that has its fans everywhere along with…
The Sun in Different Asian Cultures
June is hot and sunny and we are starting to think about vacations and beaches. And this is when, while staring at the bright blue sky, I got that small…
8 Interesting Words & Phrases of Asia
What’s fascinating to me the most about this phrase is its literal translation, which is, “Did you eat rice?” While recently doing some research on Asian Cultures, I came across some…
Asia on focus: A Story of The Chinese Dragon
Come with me in your imagination and let’s travel back in time to the very beginning – before humans and life on earth existed, and let’s witness the creation of…
Why Japanese repair with gold?
“Again we travel to the land of the rising sun.” Have you ever heard of the term “kintsugi”? Even Japanese beginners can easily dissect the word – “kin” meaning gold…
Asia on focus: Origami – the art of translating your thoughts
“You may wonder what the origami has in common with the translation industry…” The answer is pretty obvious – the message. The translation industry is helping to understand one language…
Asia on focus: Rainforest world music festival
“An Asian Summer Festival that speaks wonders trough music” Finally, the summer is here, the sun is shining outside, temperatures are rising and we catch ourselves daydreaming about new destinations…