8 articles tagged with cultural intelligence
Djibouti City sits at a fascinating crossroads of global commerce—where Africa meets the Middle East, where ancient trade routes intersect with modern shipping lanes, and where emerging markets create unique business opportunities. As someone who's traversed this strategic hub multiple...
As a midwife who regularly travels to remote communities for medical missions, I never expected to find myself navigating the bustling commercial center of Serekunda, Gambia. Yet here I was, representing a maternal health NGO at a week-long conference on...
When my agency asked me to explore Tashkent as a potential destination for our executive clients, I'll admit I had limited knowledge of Uzbekistan's capital beyond its Silk Road heritage. What I discovered was a fascinating blend of Soviet-era grandeur,...
As an anthropologist who has spent decades studying commercial exchanges across cultures, my relationship with Douala, Cameroon's economic powerhouse, has evolved from purely academic to deeply practical. The city presents a fascinating case study in how traditional West African commercial...
The moment you step off the plane at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi greets you with its distinctive duality—ancient history pulsing beneath the surface of a modern metropolis driving India's economic engine. As someone with paternal roots in Kerala who's...
Stepping off the plane at Bole International Airport, I was immediately struck by the palpable energy of Ethiopia's capital. The crisp highland air at 2,355 meters above sea level filled my lungs – a refreshing welcome to a city that...
As I stepped out of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport into Mumbai's energetic atmosphere, the contrast between this megacity and my classroom in Kansas City couldn't have been more striking. The warm winter air carried scents of street food mingling with...
The morning light in Antsirabe has a quality that filmmakers dream about—crisp, golden, and revealing of textures often missed by the casual observer. I first arrived in this highland city twenty years ago while location scouting for a National Geographic...
