Lima — Stories — TCK TOWN

I taught my friends bachata in the middle of Manchester. My worlds were colliding…

Letting Go of Everything but My Memories

0 years from now, I will have forgotten the way the mountains looked from my window in Costa Rica and how people grilled outside on weekends at the pulperia across the street…

MovingBy Molly Kaitlin (From Peru, Costa Rica, Minnesota & Florida. Living in Tennessee)30 September 2020TCK, TCK TOWN, third culture adult, third culture kid, Peru, Lima, moving, friends, moving countries, Costa Rica, Minnesota, USA, life, past, remember, memories Comment

Was It All a Dream?

The fog was heavy over the city, and the morning doves softly sang their tunes repeatedly…

GoodbyeBy Molly Kaitlin (From Peru, Costa Rica, Minnesota & Florida. Living in Tennessee)29 April 2020Lima, Peru, Dream, Nostalgia, familiar, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, Third Culture Adult, ocean, sadness, memoryComment

Hope and Healing in Flores de Villa

As a child who grew up in a suburban bubble in Minnesota, coming to Flores de Villa was shocking. I was unaware of the poverty that existed, and to see it first-hand changed me forever...

The Ocean Grounds Me

I miss waking up to the salty air and seeing the small dots of surfers on the water paddling out to catch a wave back in…

WaterBy Molly Kaitlin (From Peru, Costa Rica, Minnesota & Florida. Living in Tennessee)2 January 2019TCK TOWN, TCK, Tck, Minnesota, Lima, Peru, Ocean, Costa Rica, paradise, city, home, reminisceComment

Dancing Feels Like Home

Dancing is everywhere in Peru; it’s a way to share history and tell stories. The country is rich in traditional dances, and I grew to love this part of Peruvian culture. It didn't matter that I was never very good at it...