Posts tagged independent
Adulthood Across Three Continents
Adulthood Across Three Continents

In places like East Pakistan (before it became Bangladesh), Kuwait, and Sierra Leone there just weren’t that many expat families…

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Adulthood, ChangeBy Anthony Arcis (From America, London, Istanbul, Bangkok & Toronto (mainly). Living in The Philippines)tck, Tck, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, adult, adulthood, child, family, parents, moving, Pakistan, Kuwait, Sierra Leone, age, teenager, England, boarding school, West Africa, independentComment
The Man-Child Within
The Man-Child Within

In my native Spain, children at age six could drink 1/4 strength wine. At 16, you went to full strength. In Hawai’i when I was flying, it was “Hey, bruddha, can you drink with us?” Likewise, on Guam, the test would be handing someone a 5 dollar bill and asking them to go buy a 6-pack of beer...

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AdulthoodBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)TCK TOWN, Tck, third culture kid, adulthood, adult, children, American, independent, responsibility, rights, society, Spain, Hawai'i, Guam, San Francisco, Japan, JapaneseComment