Posts tagged flight
Up In The Air
Up In The Air

I can’t fly on this damn plane because, at age 27, I have lost two wonderful people in my life. Two people who had come to define my experience of being free of boundaries, and my freedom to live fearlessly. I feel my mortality more than I ever did before...

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Where Are You From?, AdulthoodBy Marie Chung (From Brunei & Australia. Living in Melbourne)TCK TOWN, Tck, tck, TCK, third culture kid, plane, flight, culture, family, free, boundaries, travels, where are you from, adulthood, Australia, Brunei, AsiaComment
Occupational Hazard
Occupational Hazard

The rest of preflight runs pretty smoothly. Our passengers are happy and in good moods. They want to get the plane up and to their tropical destination as soon as possible...

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CareersBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)TCK TOWN, tck, Tck, TCK, third culture kid, culture, diversity, flight, flight attendant, travel, Russia, Russians, Tokyo, Cyrillic, Japan, airline, Manila, Guam, Asia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, German, Alaska Comment
It’s a Small World When You Are Japanese in Montana
It’s a Small World When You Are Japanese in Montana

When I was first hired to teach, there was something that used to rub me the wrong way; students would interrupt my lessons to ask me questions about my hometown or cultural practices...

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Bridging WorldsBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)TCK, Tck, TCK TOWN, US, Canada, Japan, Japanese, English, tickets, flight, Montana, Austin, Seattle, flight attendantComment