Christmas — Stories

Most of my Christmases have been summer ones—a concept people outside of Australia take a while to get their heads around…

Food, Traditions & CustomsBy Ashleigh Leyshon (From Melbourne, Tokyo & Nagoya. Living in Kharkiv)26 December 2020TCK, TCK TOWN, Tck, ATCK, stealthing, third culture kid, food, eat, travel, Christmas, holiday, soul food, traditionsComment

Raising The Bar

The scene of a Muslim family decorating a built-in home bar at Christmas felt normal to me at the time…

Christmas, Costa Rica and Change

he busy streets normally filled with cars were replaced with loud, colorful parades…

Not Another KFC Christmas

I was mortified to learn that a Tokyo Christmas meant cozying up over a bucket of KFC…

My Tuxedo Shirt

It’s my favorite choice for our annual Christmas brunch at one of the hotels in Tokyo…

Let's PartyBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)25 December 2019Japan, TCK, fashion, Malaysia, Christmas, brunch, Tokyo, malay, Malaysian, third culture kid, TCK TOWN, Americans, Texas, tck, American, JapaneseComment

Missing A Part Of Myself

Two weeks later I was back in Melbourne. You dutifully followed me home, allowing me to steal you away from yours. You blended into the culture here effortlessly. All my friends adored your Spanish tones and heritage, your style seamless with the streets and shoppers that hurried past us...

Let's PartyBy Frances Goh (Malaysian born, Filipino bred, hatched in Melbourne)24 December 2016TCK TOWN, tck, third culture kid, TCK, Christmas Comment

My Sky High New Year's

Every year end I do the same thing on the 29th or 30th of December. I say I won’t do it and still I get talked into it...

Time Trilogy

When you were on Guam in the 1970s, you were at the edge, staring down into the abyss. We were a 5-hour flight from the West Coast to Hawaii and then another 8 hours till solid ground. Packages took 3 to 4 weeks by shipping if they caught the right boat...

Better Late Than NeverBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)31 July 2016TCK, Trees, Church, 1970, 80s, 2016, Christmas, Military, Better Late Than Never, tree, typhoon, Guam, South-East Asia, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, December Comment

How Do You Justify Your Customs?

I'd like life to be a big, red, round, spinning Chinese table - take what you want now and keep the rest for later. Unfortunately, it is more like walking through a patch of cold sword-grass on the way out from...