Posts tagged languages
The Pink Lion from Tanzania
The Pink Lion from Tanzania

I wanted to claim Tanzania as my home, but how could I? I was not accepted by others as a part of their country…

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Where Are You From?, AfricaBy Abby Farran (From America & South Africa. Living in Tanzania)Tck, TCK, third culture kid, TCK TOWN, Tanzania, South Africa, home, identity, school, friends, family, country, accent, speak, languages, America, States, culture, cultures, ethnicities, living, blend, experience, life experiences, AfricaComment
Learning To Be a Diplomatic Mum
Learning To Be a Diplomatic Mum

Imagine the chaos of the first few years: Romanian, German and English mixed together in a way that it took us sometimes minutes to realize what exactly it was that our own children were trying to tell us…

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Family, Adulthood, Moving, Woman, Where Are You From?By Alexandra Paucescu (from Romania. Living in Berlin)TCK, TCK TOWN, third culture adult, third culture kid, Third Culture Adult, culture shock, culture, familiy, children, child, moving, perspectives, moving countries, German, Germany, Vienna, diplomatic, diplomat, expat, kids, languagesComment
A Community of Outsiders and Misfits
A Community of Outsiders and Misfits

Some swore allegiance to Pakistan, others to Australia and others were in an existential crisis. There was a strange sense of community, which was dynamic and syncretic

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CommunityBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)TCK, TCK TOWN, Third Culture Adult, third culture kid, Pakistan, Pakistani, Australia, Australian, university, community, friends, relationships, Peshawar, North, Karachi, languages, language, outsider, boundaries, public, foreigners, foreign, culture, cultures, migrants, migrant Comment
I Just Want a Matchstick
I Just Want a Matchstick

We were in Costa Rica, two months in, on a year-long adventure of travel, volunteering, and growth…

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Moving, In Good TasteBy James and Hannah Cheng (From South East Asia, Canada, Australia. Living in Pemba until Aug 4)tck, TCK TOWN, TCK, Tck, third culture kid, Spanish, moving, borders, language, languages, life, Costa Rica, adventure, travel, volunteering, cooking, Melbourne, Australian, Australia, Malaysian, Malaysia, Brunei, Canada, Potrero, dinner, home, English, Mandarin, China, school, fluent, TicoComment
Dear Chook-Chook (A Letter To My Daughter)
Dear Chook-Chook (A Letter To My Daughter)

You once said to your father: “Papa, you are brown.” He gently took you to mirror, “Yes Chook-Chook, so are you”…

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WomanBy Chetna Prakash (From India, Zambia, Germany, UK & Australia. Living in Melbourne)tck, TCK TOWN, Tck, TCK, third culture kid, india, Australian, Australia, Indian, food, familiy, languages, language, motherhood, mother, daughter, cuisine, dinner, culture, cultural, ancestry, Hindi, Hindu, Diwali, TOP TENComment
Women’s Crisis Care: Bahrain Story #53
Women’s Crisis Care: Bahrain Story #53

Bahrain became one of the first countries in the Middle East to outlaw domestic violence. It is important to recognise that achievement, but also realise that there is more that communities can do. Ultimately, this is not a men’s issue or a women’s issue. It’s a community issue…

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WomanBy Tanzeel Jabbar-Khadir (From Australia, Pakistan & India. Living in Bahrain)TCK TOWN, TCK, Tck, Bahrain, culture, 100BahrainStories, Middle East, story, storytelling, woman, women, woman of colour, women's rights, USA, staff, training, hospital, languages, helpline, speak, proud, advocates, crisis, support, respect, domestic abuse, domestic violence, student, travel, Africa, Masters, development, love, moving, moving countries, moveComment
My (P)lucky Mum (An Inspiring & True Tale)
My (P)lucky Mum (An Inspiring & True Tale)

In the past 6 years I have watched my mum utterly transform - a shift that started the first day she stepped into her chosen university. She went from calling us about the location of her saved files to independently researching university databases and overloading her bookmarks tab...

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FamilyBy Farah Beaini (Living in the land of the Kulin nation)tck, third culture kid, TCK, TCK TOWN, mother, sister, family, Arabic, French, Lebanese, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Australian, English, Lebanon, education, study, inspire, proud, pride, third language, language, languages, migrant, migrantsComment
The Faces and Places of Past Perú
The Faces and Places of Past Perú

We left the taxis that were everywhere, and we left the skyscrapers that gave the most incredible views of the vast city. We left the live music in the park where you could dance with other couples, smiling and laughing, not caring that you were stepping on your partner's feet...

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MovingBy Molly Kaitlin (From Peru, Costa Rica, Minnesota & Florida. Living in Tennessee)Tck, TCK TOWN, TCK, tck, third culture kid, Peru, family, foreign, languages, language, moving, meals, European, hikers, Peruvian, skyscrapers, music, dancing, singing, travel, travelled, adult, Family Comment