Posts tagged Western Australia
Social Hide & Seek
Social Hide & Seek

Our version of a corsage was a motia flower and though street vendors would sell these readily, they were not durable enough to hang around the hands of people as they danced…

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SchoolBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)TCK, TCK TOWN, Third Culture Adult, third culture adult, culture, story, identity, Pakistan, Pakistani, school, high school, dance, ball, social, Australia, family, mother, friends, Perth, Western AustraliaComment
The Hale Boys
The Hale Boys

Your purpose in life isn’t just found in big cities, away from supposed intellectual backwaters. It’s found wherever you feel the most alive and the most genuine and such a place isn't often tacked to a specific postcode.

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Thank YouBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)TCK TOWN, tck, TCK, third culture kid, compassion, friends, school, Pakistani, Perth, Western Australia, international students, Malaysian, Australia, Indonesia, Sindhi, South Asia, Sanskrit, Singapore, Bali Comments
Where Do I Begin?
Where Do I Begin?

I became the ‘Pakistani Australian’ or the ‘Australian Pakistani’ depending on whether I was meeting Sam or Sameet…

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Where Are You From?By Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)TCK TOWN, tck, Tck, identity, Pakistan, Karachi, social class, Australia, Perth, belonging, diversity, acceptance, Melbourne, foreign educated, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Morocco, Delhi, Srinagar, Jammu, Kashmir, Kanpur, Western AustraliaComment
Hale Boys' Reprise
Hale Boys' Reprise

It was just after Nagano was chosen for the winter olympics that I suddenly was Mr. Popular. Did I have a spare bedroom? Could I show people around? “Paul, let’s talk after the reunion.” I left before the introductions were even made. That was the end of my high school connections...

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We're InspiredBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)Tck, tck, third culture kid, TCK TOWN, Western Australia, Perth, friends, friendship, Chinese, Western Pacific, class, classmates, school, graduation, family, Thai, Thailand, Germany, Korea, Alaska, Japan, Guam, Singapore, Munich, Hong Kong, reunionComment