travel — Stories

Worship in Sri Lanka

“Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu” is how we usually end Buddhist chants, or ‘gatha’s,’ many of which are recited in set groups of verses…

Christmas in the Cold… Again

Most of my Christmases have been summer ones—a concept people outside of Australia take a while to get their heads around…

Food, Traditions & CustomsBy Ashleigh Leyshon (From Melbourne, Tokyo & Nagoya. Living in Kharkiv)26 December 2020TCK, TCK TOWN, Tck, ATCK, stealthing, third culture kid, food, eat, travel, Christmas, holiday, soul food, traditionsComment

Australia Day & Pakistan’s Independence

Australia Day is a contentious holiday, with a growing movement to rename it ‘Invasion day’…

EqualityBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)2 September 2020TCK, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, Pakistan, Australia, independence, moving, travel, moving countries, IndiaComment

We Don't Fit In

I recognize Lilly’s distress because when I was nineteen I returned from where I had been living in Venezuela with my diplomat parents to my home nation of the UK to start university…

Bridging Worlds, North AmericaBy Clara Wiggins (From Cuba, the UK & Europe. Living in the Cheltenham)15 August 2020Tck, TCK TOWN, TCK, tck, third culture kid, travel, USA, Indiana, college, nationality, American, Saudi Arabia, diversityComment

My Bengali New Year in Washington

Their beloved poet Rabindranath Tagore was quoted, and the paintings of renowned Bangladeshi painter Zain Ul Abideen were reminisced about. My friend and I, being Pakistani, were egged on to…

Caught That Yellow Fever. Not!

“They’re not even like real men, Ava! They’re all hairless under their shirts. Come on! It’s gross!” I remember zipping my lips shut right after my mate yipped that particularly distasteful ‘observation’ at me,..

Racism, RelationshipsBy Ava Senaratne (From Sri Lanka, Dubai & Melbourne. Living in Sydney)25 July 2020TCK TOWN, third culture kid, TCK, racism, bi-racial, Tokyo, Japan, Asia, Asian, relationships, love, attraction, travel Comments

Tin Can Martial Law

When we were politely locked into our hotel in Delhi nine months later due to the street uprisings, the desk manager profusely apologized to us…

A House of Lives

The world outside, though foreign, is also mine…

How to Meet TCKs in Your New Home

It is so helpful to get out there with an open mind and some level of trust in the people you are going to meet…

GuidesBy Ava Senaratne (From Sri Lanka, Dubai & Melbourne. Living in Sydney)13 June 2020TCK, TCK TOWN, birthday edition, COVID-19, isolation, belonging, confidence, relationships, atck, travel, friendship, friendsComment

Self-love Wisdom for the COVID-19 Season

Grief is good because it creates the space for TCKs to acknowledge those losses and to process them…

COVID-19By Megan Norton (From the United States, South Africa, South Korea, Germany, Japan, Israel, Austria, Greece, Hungary, and Poland. Living in Michigan)10 June 2020TCK, TCK TOWN, birthday edition, COVID-19, masks, isolation, wfh, distance, social distancing, belonging, confidence, relationships, grief, atck, travelComment

Your Goodbye—My Hello

We met, a unit. Things progressed. New challenges, fewer meetings, simple distractions…

Goodbye, RelationshipsBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)2 June 2020TCK, TCK TOWN, Third Culture Adult, third culture adult, culture, story, identity, goodbye, goodbyes, friend, friendship, leaving, travelComment

Queen of the Skies

The flights were long, the jet lag even longer, but the airplane itself was home…

GoodbyeBy Stephany Daal (From Suriname, Curaçao, Venezuela & Amsterdam. Living in Brussels)13 May 2020TCK, TCK TOWN, Third Culture Adult, third culture adult, culture, story, identity, flight, flying, KLM, Boeing 747, travel, traveling, transit, airportComment

The Familiar Leap

Forty-eight countries have hosted me. Those four dozen have left their mark

MovingBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)5 February 2020TCK, TCK TOWN, Third Culture Adult, third culture kid, countries, moving countries, community, traveling, travel, travels, japan, home, connect, connection, unk, unComment

I Just Want a Matchstick

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

To a Land of Simpler Life and Spanish

My earliest memories are of traveling back and forth on ‘Mr. Continental’ and ‘Mr. American’ from Honduras to Illinois, to see Grandma and Grandpa at Christmas time and feed the cows…

Pachamanca - The Inca Mountain Meal

To call it just a meal trivializes it. It’s an event, a ceremony even…

FoodBy Molly Kaitlin (From Peru, Costa Rica, Minnesota & Florida. Living in Tennessee)14 December 2019TCK, TCK TOWN, Tck, third culture kid, food, eat, meals, meal, Peruvian, Peru, Inca, mountains, lunch, culture, cultures, travelComment

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…

A Tale Of Two Cultures

After realizing his cultural identity as a TCK, Peter faced a new inner conflict as he traveled between America and Korea: Should he stay true to his TCK identity or “take sides” with a single cultural identity?

Metamorphosis of the Heart

When he and I are close, it feels like our two flames enliven us. But fire is also a destructive force. From destruction comes creation, I think to myself…

In Love, RelationshipsBy Claire Rementilla (From New Jersey. Living in California)7 September 2019TCK, TCK TOWN, Third Culture Adult, third culture kid, sex, love, relationship, relationships, travel, partner, loverComment

When Nowhere Is Foreign

We pass through countries, like revolving doors, denizen aliens of the world…