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		<title>Take three cultures and mix well</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I work in a very multicultural environment &#8211; and nowhere is this more evident than the kitchen area. It seems to have taken on our identies. All of them.
There&#8217;s the coffee maker that considers my American-size coffee mug to be three cups of café. Nearby is a tin of ground Italian coffee. Next to it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.skybridgecommunity.net/?p=268</link>
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		<title>The Spanish workplace</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When God began leading me to leave my job with an American non-profit in Madrid in favor of looking for a job in the Spanish workplace, I knew I would be in for some culture shock. It hasn’t been an easy transition in many ways, but I am learning some very positive lessons from the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.skybridgecommunity.net/?p=260</link>
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		<title>Now Where Did I Put That?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scouring my desk often comes at the realization I am missing a piece of information. Practicing what my very practical wife reminds me to do, “Now back track. What were you doing? Where were you?” Soon it dawns on me. It is in the last book I was reading. For me that is dangerous. I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.skybridgecommunity.net/?p=247</link>
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		<title>Matchmaking: not just for Valentines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You may be surprised to hear that Skybridge is in the matchmaking business. It&#8217;s not of the Cupid-draw-back-your-bow variety though. Skybridge wants to help match individuals working in Europe with an adoptive church in the US as well as a local church in the states who wants to adopt a Skybridge member in Europe. We [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.skybridgecommunity.net/?p=252</link>
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		<title>Encouraging national believers in the marketplace</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been able to meet national believers in the marketplace in each city where we have travelled on this Jet Set vision trip (www.theupstreamcollective.org). These men and women are followers of Jesus. They do not work for mission organizations or churches but work in the marketplace. They often work along side mission networks or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.skybridgecommunity.net/?p=238</link>
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		<title>Spain is Different: what to know before jumping the pond</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, you are about to move to Spain. You could be a study abroad student, an urban professional making a move with your company, an English teacher or even a job-seeker. No matter who you are, before you board that plane, there&#8217;s something you need to know: Spain is different. 

There&#8217;s a reason that phrase [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.skybridgecommunity.net/?p=222</link>
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		<title>10 must-know French phrases</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Before moving to France, you really should learn these 10 phrases. It will make the transition easier and possibly reduce the number of times you bang your head against the wall in frustration. 


1. Lu et approuvé
Start now practicing your signature. The process for moving to France and getting set up will require a lot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.skybridgecommunity.net/?p=161</link>
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		<title>Connecting Your Home Church and Europe</title>
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As I&#8217;ve spent time overseas as a full-time Christian worker, and now without the support of a traditional sending agency, I&#8217;ve come to realize the importance of having a fellowship in my home country who is responsible for sending me out and being a spiritual family even from a distance. So before I even started [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.skybridgecommunity.net/?p=13</link>
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		<title>Minding Your Manners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I made the mistake of assuming that my manners would come with me across the pond as naturally as my southern accent did. The years of my mother&#8217;s training in the home were followed by etiquette classes in college, and I felt quite at ease in a formal dining environment. Then I moved to France.
Our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.skybridgecommunity.net/?p=165</link>
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		<title>How to kiss a total stranger</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I arrived in France one of the hardest challenges was mastering the art of the bisous, the cheek kisses. I watched other people and tried to understand out the rules, but just could not figure out whom to kiss, when to kiss, which cheek to kiss first, whether it was one, two, three or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.skybridgecommunity.net/?p=158</link>
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