Water — Stories

Returning to the Ocean's Wave

I know how older people feel, when they return to a country abandoned long ago…

Fear, Moving, Water, AdulthoodBy Shannon Irby (From Ramstein, Tucson, Okinawa, Adana, D.C., San Antonio & Houston. Living in Okinawa.)16 January 2021tck, TCK TOWN, Third Culture Adult, third culture kid, beach, ocean, childhood, resilienceComment

Rainy Day Laundry Blues

A living room window with vapor rising, Frames a moose huddling over the steam for warmth.

WaterBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)29 August 2020rain, TCK, third culture adult, third culture kid, guam, france, tokyo, hong kong, alaska, korea, yorkshire, laundryComment

The Ebb and Flow of Guam

Of all the places I lived, the beach was closest on Guam. I remember white sand on northern island beaches burning my feet, and those same feet running tourist crowded expanses to the promise of cool, aquamarine lagoons…

WaterBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)28 March 2020Third Culture Adult, third culture kid, water, TCK, TCK TOWN, storm, Guam, beach, touristsComment

The Ocean Grounds Me

I miss waking up to the salty air and seeing the small dots of surfers on the water paddling out to catch a wave back in…

WaterBy Molly Kaitlin (From Peru, Costa Rica, Minnesota & Florida. Living in Tennessee)2 January 2019TCK TOWN, TCK, Tck, Minnesota, Lima, Peru, Ocean, Costa Rica, paradise, city, home, reminisceComment