““This training was a revelation – even for me as a dual-national! Mary Ellen Colón is masterful at decoding what makes us different, and dynamically delivers the tools we need to bridge and celebrate our unique cultural differences. You’ll learn that hiding in plain sight are all the things you didn’t know (that you thought you knew) about your adopted country. This program is a real game changer.”

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“Every few minutes during the four hours of Mary Ellen’s workshop I gasped…with wonder,
with insight, with surprise, with the magnitude of the work to be done by all of us. I call it work—
actually it is a generous responsibility and a gift to understand and grow more sensitive to the
cultural differences all around us—and Mary Ellen is the best at opening our eyes and leading
us toward this much-needed cultural sensitivity. -”

“I had the pleasure of attending Mary Ellen Colon’s Seminar on Cross Cultural Learning in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.  I am a retired psychologist, who has lived in Mexico for twenty
years.  I have studied the culture, learned the language, and have worked to form close
relationships with all levels of Mexican culture.  Mary Ellen’s seminar  transformed my understanding of my own culture, and the ways that Mexican Culture interacts with American
culture, usually in ways that lead to misunderstanding, confusion, disappointment, and
emotional pain, born of ignorance about cultural differences, which are  profound.  If you truly
want to understand the effective way to live in a foreign country, and adapt to the foreign culture’s
very different way of functioning, the information in this seminar in critical.  It could change
your life in profound ways.

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“I’m an American raised in Mexico from the age of 5. Nevertheless, Mary Ellen Colon’s seminar on Intercultural Sensitivity turned my perception of our respective cultures on its ear, giving me for the first time a clear and profound understanding of our differences, sensitivities, and means of negotiating my way through subtle conditions I was startled to learn even existed. She provided the tools and vocabulary I needed to realize an even deeper love and respect for my adopted country.

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““This was more than a seminar/training. It was a life affirming experience for change. I will never look at my world in the same way, and that is a huge statement of my appreciation for Mary Ellen’s knowledge and ability to translate this into personal actions.” ”

““Thank you Mary Ellen! This is such an enlightening workshop. So important for this world as we are entering such a globally diverse society in work, travel, etc. As a Third Culture Kid, it is so refreshing to understand why I act in certain situations differently than in others.
P.S. Wouldn’t this be amazing for international schools in high schools?” ”

“Delightful, fast paced, and very informative. Mary Ellen’s humor drives the points home. We need more like her! It is a breath of fresh air compared to other seminars. ”

“It has been life-changing for me.”

““Que valiosa mañana, realmente ha sido emocionante, y sentir un muy fuerte ¡si claro! con tantas de las experiencias y ejemplos. Vivimos en un lugar (S.M.A.) y en un tiempo donde estamos expuestos a tantas culturas y tantas experiencias que es muy valioso conocernos, entendernos y celebrarnos; incluso …. Y el aprender esto es una gran herramienta para crecer y andar por la vida mas agusto.”
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“This was such an eye opening experience for me. You are a very entertaining presenter, and have an amazing knowledge of cultural differences. ”

“Fué excelente en todos los aspectos, nos abrieron mucho el panorama. Mary Ellen es excelente y agradable. ”

“Your energy and style made four hours fly by. I would think everyone could benefit from this cross cultural learning opportunity.”

“This seminar saved my marriage! ”

“Este curso fue un ‘antes y despues’ en mi vida. ”

““Mary Ellen is a natural teacher. She knows what she’s talking about. She presents with fearsome clarity. Her passion for her subject comes through very strongly and makes the experience very rich. A really valuable learning experience.” ”

““Enchanting, enriching, enlightening.” ”

““Anyone living or working with or amongst people from another culture will experience ‘AHA’ moments during this workshop. After 5 plus years living in Mexico I finally understood the “why” behind so many aspects of daily life that confounded me for so long.” ”

“A tour-de-force of an introduction to this body of thought, delivered with humor, zip, and earnestness. ”

“I think that this seminar will definitely help me adjust to living abroad.”

““What an eye-opening wonderful session. Even if we think we understand other cultures, your examples and wonderful expressions and being/person made it so clear and so obvious. For me as a German, it is also so interesting with that seminar to learn about Americans. I have never lived in the States, so living in San Miguel makes it possible to get to know and learn of these two different cultures. You are an amazing, inspirational person.” ”

“A most enthralling, well-presented talk. I will remember for a very long time. A million thanks. ”

“Totalmente revelador, dinámico, y sumamente motivador. Excelente calidad! Gracias por la oportunidad de crecer! ”

“Being of a multi cultural background myself, this taste of what you have to offer has helped me begin to understand so much more about myself, my family my country—and I could go on and on. Only someone who is completely isolated from the rest of the world can justify not taking your workshop.
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“Speechless.”

““Mary Ellen Colon, An energetic, entertaining educator. Her seminar on cross-cultural training presents another possibility, moving from tolerating cultural differences to celebrating them!” ”

““Loved the simple yet powerful framework and concepts to help me better understand my own culture and those quite different from my own. Mary Ellen is a gifted and talented trainer with tremendous passion for what she teaches.” ”

“This was a fabulous training opportunity and worthwhile for ANYONE! I wish I had attended this six years ago before taking an executive job. ”

“Eye opening presentation that made me re-evaluate how culturally aware I thought I was.”

“Very informative and helpful! Mary Ellen gave us many tools & strategies to be successful teachers in an ever changing, culturally diverse world! Thank you! ”

““Mary Ellen gave a great workshop. It was incredibly clear and enjoyable. She makes learning fun! Mary Ellen helped me see the invisible issues that I need to make bridges and foster understanding.” ”

“Our whole company should have been here today! ”

“La dualidad con la que he vivido mi vida hasta hoy, se llama ser ‘bicultural.’ «De ahora en adelante» no me sentiré dividida, sino más completa. Gracias. ”

“I really learned a lot. and being a veteran teacher, I can honestly say this has been one of the best and most entertaining sessions I have been in. ”

““I just wanted to express how much I appreciated last night’s workshop. I spent all of 2014 in Asia, and wish I’d had more information like this before I left. I’m so inspired I plan to include further work in Cultural Intelligence in my upcoming graduate studies. Thank you again!””

“Mary Ellen’s Cross-Cultural Seminar is an eye opening experience to understand how our own culture is seen through our lens that in most ways is not the same lens of another culture. I’ve lived and worked in Mexico for over twenty years and never before this seminar was able to make a clear sense of the everyday differences. I recommend that everyone spending time outside of their own culture gift themselves this marvelous experience. ”

““Mary Ellen delivers a lively engaging and thoughtful discourse on the dynamics of intercultural understanding. She delivers interesting and useful examples on many cross-cultural dynamics that are right in front of us but most of us don’t see as they are so ingrained in our culture. The result is that we leave better equipped to see our own pre-existing conditioning and to see and appreciate the different ways different cultures navigate in this world.””