top of page

Building Bridges
Blogs
If you want to contribute a blog to publish on our page, write to us at: blogs@bcfai.com


Elephant in the Room - Until next time...
A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. – Lao Tzu Back in May ’21, when we (i.e., Team BCFAI) decided to host a new...

BCFAI Admin
Dec 21, 20214 min read
40 views
0 comments
Oh Canada!
Settling in a new country can be very daunting. It involves changing your job, accommodation, lifestyle, social and family life. The time...

Achint Kaur
Dec 14, 20214 min read
166 views
0 comments
From Stumbling Blocks to Wider Roads
My name is Sujata Banerjee. I am a Bengali. Therefore, I love fish curry, enjoy melodrama and break into Tagore songs and poems at the...

Sujata Banerjee
Dec 7, 20215 min read
53 views
0 comments
Translating your English to my English
"Can we prepone this meeting?" I said, not realizing that the word prepone is not part of my American colleague's corpus. Vocabulary,...

Gaurav Patil
Nov 30, 20214 min read
398 views
0 comments
An Eid Anecdote
My international relations professor once said that globalization was not going to help us become more understanding or accepting of...

Feriel Bentahar
Nov 16, 20213 min read
78 views
0 comments
When the Elephant Blew its Trumpet!
Over the past year, one of my favorite virtual icebreakers for multi-cultural teams has been SHOW & TELL. Each team member is invited to...

Sunita Nichani
Nov 2, 20213 min read
70 views
0 comments
Mixed Signals
Once I helped my Dutch friend whose team had trouble decoding an email from their Chinese counterparts. The Dutch managers had worked and...

Shaolin Chiang
Oct 26, 20213 min read
25 views
0 comments


Diversifying with Education
“A diverse mix of voices leads to better discussions, decisions, and outcomes for everyone.” — Sundar Pichai Communication is like a...

Jayasree Menon
Oct 19, 20215 min read
200 views
0 comments


Navigating the international classroom -when being open shuts doors
I have worked in India on and off for about 10 years. In this time, I have learned so much and I am truly grateful for the insights I...

Vanessa Paisley
Oct 12, 20213 min read
101 views
0 comments
ELT for EFL Learners by Multi-national Language Professionals
English is a leading international language and the need to learn it is being recognized globally, more than ever before. Serving as an...

Dr. Rajan Philips
Oct 5, 20214 min read
117 views
0 comments
The more I learn about India, the more complex it becomes
First of all, I would like to say I am not an expert on India. Far from it. I have never been there; the opportunity has not arisen yet....

Nadege Minois
Sep 28, 20213 min read
93 views
0 comments


Elephant in the room – Bloopers in Intercultural communication
We are excited to announce our next series of blogposts. This time it is a look at intercultural bloopers in business communication....

BCFAI Admin
Sep 21, 20214 min read
317 views
0 comments
bottom of page