This requires immersion in the culture and an openness to see things from a new point of view. Unfortunately, many of us can t commit the time, the money, and the personal risk to fully benefit from such an experience. Professor Alan D. Stracke has. For over 25 years, he has traveled throughout the islands of the Caribbean. North American culture is about change and diversity.
Caribbean culture is also about change and diversity, but in a much more clarifying model.
Exploring the cultural components of an island provides a unique opportunity to compare, contrast and understand what is happening to us. The anecdotes create a cultural odyssey, plunging the reader into the thoughts and interactions of the author. The Caribbean settings and characters indulge and delight our North American fantasies. Each anecdote allows detailed reflection and analysis of both sociological and relational concepts. The anecdotes create interest in, raise questions about, and promote discussion of, our shared everyday lives.