About this blog

The Canadian communication theorist Marshall McLuhan specified the term „Global Village“
in the sixties as the modern world which grows together through electronic networking. In the
first instance McLuhan refered his term with the TV. Nowadays the expression is not used
anymore in the media theory.

I think in an era of smartphones, VoIP, blogs and social networks the term characterizes a
culture which evolved rapidly in the last few years. This culture makes it possible to be in
contact with people all over the world to share our life with them. These new possibilities
bring significant advantages but they can also be very time-consuming. To share my travels
and my stay abroad with my loved ones at home and all over the world, I finally decided
to create my own blog - my own global village. I always benefited from reports and forum
entries on the web. Therefore, I want to give something back and share my experiences and
tips with all travellers and cosmopolitan readers.

I hope you have fun following my blog! I am happy to receive comments, questions and
suggestions directly in the blog or via email (katrin@my-global-village.com).

Finally a quote that I recently found and think fits very well here.

"A ship in harbor is safe, but that's not what ships are built for." (William Shedd)




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