Posts tagged move
My Black Community Accuses You
My Black Community Accuses You

I soon realized that I’d avoid anyone who was Black unless they were someone my inner circle knew. I didn’t want to make friends with everyone. I just wanted to survive. What I didn’t realise was how racist I became to protect myself…

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Racism, CommunityBy Shannon Irby (From Ramstein, Tucson, Okinawa, Adana, D.C., San Antonio & Houston. Living in Okinawa.)TCK, tck, Tck, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, racism, school, high school, american, African, black, move, moving countries, moving, teaching, studentsComment
Women’s Crisis Care: Bahrain Story #53
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…

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WomanBy Tanzeel Jabbar-Khadir (From Australia, Pakistan & India. Living in Bahrain)TCK TOWN, TCK, Tck, Bahrain, culture, 100BahrainStories, Middle East, story, storytelling, woman, women, woman of colour, women's rights, USA, staff, training, hospital, languages, helpline, speak, proud, advocates, crisis, support, respect, domestic abuse, domestic violence, student, travel, Africa, Masters, development, love, moving, moving countries, moveComment
Being a Danish Inuit
Being a Danish Inuit

I was very inspired by the Gitano nomad lifestyle. I asked my father if it was possible to live like that today. Of course, he didn't want his daughter to wander off and live like a gypsy...

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Where Are You From?, ConflictBy Marianne Roed Abrahamsen (From Denmark, Greenland & Spain. Living in Denmark)TCK TOWN, TCK, tck, third culture kid, Spain, Spanish, Denmark, Greenland, high school, home, Greenlander, move, moving, Greenlandic, culture, social, nationality, differences, history Comment
3 Simple Tips on Keeping Grounded
3 Simple Tips on Keeping Grounded

Sez knows a thing or two about staying grounded as a TCK and a TCA parent. Born in South Africa to a multicultural family, having lived in Sri Lanka, and now an entrepreneur and mother with two beautiful children, you’ll want to read her guidelines!

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GuidesBy Sez Kristiansen (From South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, U.K., & Sri Lanka. Living in Copenhagen) TCK, TCK TOWN, health, healthy, self, self-worth, self love, move forward, move, moving, home, identity, purpose Comment