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When culture stops being a border

What if understanding other cultures begins with questioning our own way of seeing the world? Through my experience of living abroad and mentoring refugees in Switzerland, I discovered that transculturality is not about becoming an expert in other cultures, but about learning to see the individual beyond them. A reflection on identity, assumptions, communication and what becomes possible when we stop treating culture as a border between us.

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