Posts tagged Saudi Arabia
Finding Common Ground in Minnesota
Finding Common Ground in Minnesota

We were both required to take a placement test. I didn’t place very high, but brought my results to my advisor and got signed up no problem. Samiya, on the other hand, took it and scored very high. When she brought her results to her advisor, he said, “No way is this your score. No way a person like you can score this high”…

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RacismBy Molly Kaitlin (From Peru, Costa Rica, Minnesota & Florida. Living in Tennessee) and Samiya Haid (From Somalia, Saudi Arabia, & Syria. Living in Minnesota)TCK TOWN, TCK, tck, Minnesota, Somali, Spanish, intelligence, appearance, person-like-you, trilingual, US, prejudice, confront, Ramadan, Syria, adapt, socialise, socialize, global nomad, Somalia, Saudi ArabiaComment
My (P)lucky Mum (An Inspiring & True Tale)
My (P)lucky Mum (An Inspiring & True Tale)

In the past 6 years I have watched my mum utterly transform - a shift that started the first day she stepped into her chosen university. She went from calling us about the location of her saved files to independently researching university databases and overloading her bookmarks tab...

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FamilyBy Farah Beaini (Living in the land of the Kulin nation)tck, third culture kid, TCK, TCK TOWN, mother, sister, family, Arabic, French, Lebanese, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Australian, English, Lebanon, education, study, inspire, proud, pride, third language, language, languages, migrant, migrantsComment
The Untouchable Ones
The Untouchable Ones

I would be there, waiting, percolating in the heady cultural mix of art and artist; a moth ever drawn to their bright blooming flames. Each masterpiece was a welcome segue from the mundaneness of everyday public service life; a provocative play on social boundaries that relentlessly questioned the conservative mores of the Saudi Arabia of my teens, and revealed just how far removed I had become from the Lebanese traditions of my youth...

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The ArtsBy Farah Beaini (Living in the land of the Kulin nation)TCK TOWN, TCK, Tck, art, artist, Saudi Arabia, Lebanese, art gallery, painting, painted woman, painted man, untouchableComment
The Accidental Career
The Accidental Career

I think the crux of this article is that my background as a TCK led me to never worry too much about the specific job I was doing. As long as it was somewhat in my area, and in a place I could live with — even if I wasn’t an expert I figured I could always learn...

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CareersBy Anthony Arcis (From America, London, Istanbul, Bangkok & Toronto (mainly). Living in The Philippines)TCK, TCK TOWN, Tck, career, Canada, Philippines, IT, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Istanbul, United States, travel, Asia, US, Dallas, Brazil, TorontoComment
The Mooncake Meeting
The Mooncake Meeting

I revelled in the power of my many homes. I sit in my room for hours and listen to that Thai singer.
and muse about the camels from my Arab home...

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Where Are You From?, Friendships, BirthdaysBy Dhavinya Saba (From Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, India and Brunei. Living in Malaysia)where are you from, TCK, tck, third culture kid, TCK TOWN, Malaysian, Malaysia, food, India, malay, Chinese-Malaysian, Chinese, Thai, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Brunei, mooncake, Arab, home, friends, friendship, school Comments