Posts tagged USA
Omar Ibn Said and American Slavey in Arabic
Omar Ibn Said and American Slavey in Arabic

It is devastating to think that West Africa lost a highly-regarded member of their community, famous for his literacy in Arabic, to North Carolina, where it was illegal for a slave to even be literate in English…

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Black Lives Matter, Africa, North America, Racism, ResilienceBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)TCK, TCK TOWN, third culture adult, black lives matter, Arab, Africa, USA, AmericaComment
Letting Go of Everything but My Memories
Letting Go of Everything but My Memories

0 years from now, I will have forgotten the way the mountains looked from my window in Costa Rica and how people grilled outside on weekends at the pulperia across the street…

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MovingBy Molly Kaitlin (From Peru, Costa Rica, Minnesota & Florida. Living in Tennessee)TCK, TCK TOWN, third culture adult, third culture kid, Peru, Lima, moving, friends, moving countries, Costa Rica, Minnesota, USA, life, past, remember, memories Comment
Loving & Hating Nashville
Loving & Hating Nashville

I took everything I could from Nashville and in return, Nashville took everything out of me. I haven’t figured out how to make this city my home and I don’t know how to stay…

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Cities, North AmericaBy Molly Kaitlin (From Peru, Costa Rica, Minnesota & Florida. Living in Tennessee)TCK, TCK TOWN, Third Culture Adult, third culture kid, Nashville, USA, America, home, homes, friend, friendship, city, cities, escape, therapy, therapist, courage, resilienceComment
The Consistency of Change
The Consistency of Change

Do you ever feel like you have an alter ego for each city you go back to? I know Nashville changed me, I learned lessons here I’ve never learned anywhere else and I hope that those stay with me when I move…

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ChangeBy Molly Kaitlin (From Peru, Costa Rica, Minnesota & Florida. Living in Tennessee)friendship, millennials, TCK TOWN, third culture adult, third culture kid, Gen Z, diversity, culture, communication, moving, Nashville, USA, relationships, city, cities, homeComment
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
A Tale Of Two Cultures
A Tale Of Two Cultures

After realizing his cultural identity as a TCK, Peter faced a new inner conflict as he traveled between America and Korea: Should he stay true to his TCK identity or “take sides” with a single cultural identity?

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ConflictBy Peter Inho Nahm (From Iowa, Daegu, Indiana & Nebraska. Living in Texas).TCK, TCA, TCK TOWN, culture, cultures, Korea, South Asian, American, America, East, West, USA, United States, moving, travel, traveling, community, airport Comments
Leaving Home While Standing Still
Leaving Home While Standing Still

I don’t know how to stay and invest in a city long-term. I’m panicking because there is no reason to go, there is no goodbye coming and because this is foreign…

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ConflictBy Molly Kaitlin (From Peru, Costa Rica, Minnesota & Florida. Living in Tennessee)TCK, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, conflict, job, long term, belonging, moving, run, family, Peru, Costa Rica, Nashville, Minneapolis, USA, America, american, States, happiness, city, childhoodComment
The Color of My Skin
The Color of My Skin

I thought I was just like her and she just like me in so many ways. One day, she poked my freckles, giggling and asking me what they were…

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AfricaBy Elizabeth Meier (From the Democratic Republic of Congo/Zaire, Tanzania, Zambia, Singapore, the US "Midwest" & Colorado. Living in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.)TCK TOWN, TCK, tck, Bukavu, Zaire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Swahili, English, French, evacuation, Kenya, Tanzania, USA, black, white, tattooComment
Rediscovering Myself as a TCK
Rediscovering Myself as a TCK

Am I Korean or American? Am I more Korean or more American? Which side do I belong to? Who am I?—I kept asking until last night, the night of the TCK student organization meeting and the night that changed my perception of my own personal and cultural identity forever…

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Where Are You From?By Peter Inho Nahm (From Iowa, Daegu, Indiana & Nebraska. Living in Texas).TCK TOWN, TCK, Tck, Korea, USA, Daegu, Indiana, meeting, awakening, Iowa, Texas, belonging, identity, community Comment