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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
The Intellectual Applications of Chai
The Intellectual Applications of Chai

Established in 1940 by two Sikh brothers as the India Tea House, it was renamed Pak Tea House after the partition. What was more significant than the small cups of sugary tea that were served, was that Pak Tea House signified freedom of thought and expression...

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We're Inspired, The ArtsBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)tck, TCK, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, chai, tea, India, Indian, Pakistani, Pakistan, colonial, import, cricket, railway, stations, pre-partition, partition, diet, in good taste, social, customs, custom, local, locals, foreigners, Lahore, Sikh, history, intellectual, subcontinentComment
How Do You Justify Your Customs?
How Do You Justify Your Customs?

I'd like life to be a big, red, round, spinning Chinese table - take what you want now and keep the rest for later. Unfortunately, it is more like walking through a patch of cold sword-grass on the way out from...

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Where Are You From?By Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)jour, life experiences, Japan, Fiji, Guam, America, accepted, Independence Day, Spain, US embassy, hebrew, customs, Christmas, Tokyo, where are you from, Thanksgiving, local, TCK TOWN, third culture kidComment