Posts tagged third culture kid
The Flaws of My Perfection
The Flaws of My Perfection

Life is a tightly budded flower, thorny and gnarled on a bush, wind battered and opened to bloom, not their store bought plastic flower…

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IdentityBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)third culture adult, third culture kid, TCK, flaws, identity, immigrant, multicultural, multiethnic, customs, traditions, experiences, borders, foreignness, existence, fracture, safety, homogenous, perfection, nourishing, loveComment
Identity crises in a Pandemic: An Emotional Introspection
Identity crises in a Pandemic: An Emotional Introspection

I was bawling. I don’t think my partner had ever seen me cry like that in the three years we’ve been together. I wasn’t such a mess even when my step dad passed away six months earlier…

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COVID-19By Albert Kurniadi (From Indonesia, Australia & Canada. Living in London)third culture adult, third culture kid, TCK, TCA, identity, love, survival, vulnerability, coronavirus, COVID-19, isolation, canada, australia, indonesia, china, united kingdom, multicultural, multiethnic, together, separation, emotions, kindness, fear, pandemic, obstacles, grief, desperation, thriving, madness, lockdown, despair, cheerfulnessComment
Ping Pong Across the Indian Ocean
Ping Pong Across the Indian Ocean

Many people didn’t know what Pakistan was. Right after 9/11, they did…

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Moving, Asia, Education, SchoolBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)isolation, cities, homework, Perth, college, hometown, study, friends, school, Australia, work, home, Tck, parents, awareness, home country, friendship, house, TCK TOWN, cricket, Arabs, TCK, move back, life, Pakistani, homes, countries, immigrants, high school, world, tck, Australian, travelled, moving, holidays, South Asian, summer, country, Pakistan, third culture kid, Karachi, settle, South Asia Comments
Pop and Circumstance
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…

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

I found myself drawn to spirituality, bought a few books to learn more and considered it a sort of experiment, thinking: will this actually work?…

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Mental HealthBy Dora Bralo (From Croatia & the United States. Living in New York)third culture adult, third culture kid, japan, yoga, meditation, self-development, self-improvement, self-care, self-help, self-help books, reading, spiritual practice, privilege, self-growth, practices, authentic, sensoji temple, serenity, cultural appropriation, curiosity, beliefComment
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
The Ghosts of Hot Chocolate
The Ghosts of Hot Chocolate

Our neighbors and my family sat huddled at a table, Bathed in the smoky vapors and light from a kerosene lantern, With the smell of temples, Like mosquito coils from Japan…

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South AmericaBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)third culture adult, third culture kid, TCK TOWN, TCK, hot chocolate, memories, nostalgia, germany, japan, spain, hong kong, china, cocoa, chocolate, sugar, childhood, family, friendsComment