growth — Stories

Pop and Circumstance

Each person is more interesting than any one aspect of their identity too, and everyone owes it to themselves to experiment and discover themselves, instead of just assuming the identity placed upon them by their societies…

Where Are You From?By Daniel Nguyen-Phuoc (From the United States of America, Vietnam, Indonesia, the United Kingdom & Switzerland. Living in Poland)27 February 2021TCK TOWN, third culture adult, third culture kid, Texas, united kingdom, Vietnam, Indonesia, identity, friendship, switzerland, growth, change, journey Comment

Christmas, Costa Rica and Change

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

The Pains And Joys Of Moving To A New Country

If you have ever picked up everything you own and moved to another country, then maybe there’s a few things in here that you can relate to…

Awash With Anger

You pour your heart out. List your every reason, incident and rebuke. And still my little boat has not swamped and floundered. But now my shoes are wet and my socks are falling down in water weight…

By Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)20 March 2019TCK, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, anger, relationships, Japanese, American, Alaska, emotions, fight, growth, cultural, lessonsComment

Self-Worth, Strength and Stripping Away The Rest

How much of my self-worth comes from my being a TCK? Some of the major strengths that I have gained are tolerance, a wider worldview, broader experience, empathy, and resilience...