Posts tagged grandparents
Not Of Blood
Not Of Blood

We have come together not because of blood, but because we share bonds of a common outlook on life…

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Family, AdvantagesBy Anthony Arcis (From America, London, Istanbul, Bangkok & Toronto (mainly). Living in The Philippines)English, Singapore, TCK, relatives, England, New Zealand, Thailand, Canada, America, Americans, tck, Canadian, grandparents, Thai, parents, relationships, son, respect, relationship, family, Philippines, Turkey, third culture kid, TCK TOWN, AmericanComment
Home Tastes Like Chicken Adobo
Home Tastes Like Chicken Adobo

The meal is comforting but a little bittersweet, since the usual suspects aren’t around the dining room table tonight for this adventure with my Lola’s written recipes. The food just didn’t seem as complete without my Lola hovering over us to see if we’ve gotten enough sauce over our rice mounds…

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FoodBy Sara Kline (From California, Philippines, India, & Thailand. Living in Washington, D.C.)TCK, TCK TOWN, tck, third culture kid, food, grandmother, grandparents, familiy, travel, homes, Philippines, chicken, adobo, cooking, recipeComment
I Broke Up With Alabama
I Broke Up With Alabama

"Hi. Where are you going?," a man asked me as he sat across from me at the bus station in Alabama.

We just got off the same bus from Atlanta to some city in Alabama, Birmingham, maybe? I don't know the geography of Alabama at all. I still can't look at maps of Alabama without crying...

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Where Are You From?By Coco Spencer (From America, China & Russia. Living between Moscow, Detroit & Oakland)TCK, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, journal, Alabama, bus, question, where are you from, california, american, race, English, parents, grandparents, heritage, Filipino, Japanese, AsianComment
Growing Old In Style
Growing Old In Style

"I remember my late wife, she was a stunner. She made my knees cave in and my heart pound. It pounded for 40 years before she peacefully passed away," was the gentleman's candid reply...

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FamilyBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)TCK, TCK TOWN, tck, third culture kid, our beating hearts, family, elderly, grandparents, parents, Melbourne, Australia, cultures, culture, Pakistan, Pakistani, student, wife, retirement, older, age Comment
My Also Family
My Also Family

My family and my blood are in Alaska. My heart will hold up north and I fool no one. But my also “family” exists as much to me down in Texas and California, Washington and Tokyo... 

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FamilyBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)TCK, TCK TOWN, tck, third culture kid, Apache, Native American, family, families, blood, relatives, relations, relationship, relationships, born, parent, grandparents, aunt, estranged, Illinois, Americans, American, America, USA, Chicago, Alaska, Texas, California, Washington, Tokyo, Japan, friendship, friend, friends, multicultural Comment
Djinns And Black Oily Nights
Djinns And Black Oily Nights

A young, beautiful virgin caught the eye of a djinn as she rested under the cool shade of a banyan tree at sunset, only to wake up completely insane. The djinn had decided that since he couldn't have the lovely earth-maiden, no one would...

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FamilyBy Anam Javed (From Pakistan. Living in Melbourne)TCK, TCK TOWN, tck, third culture kid, Pakistani, Pakistan, grandparents, grandmother, supernatural, superstition, scary, story, stories, partition Comments