Posts tagged bilingual
Why Live Abroad?
Why Live Abroad?

I am Dutch, grew up in Germany and went to an American international school. My husband is Japanese, grew up in Ecuador and went to both Japanese and American international schools there. We often joke that our family is like the UN with all its different cultures and languages…

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Where Are You From?By Jessica Tsuchiya (From the Netherlands, Germany & Seattle. Living in Rwanda)TCK TOWN, TCK, tck, transition, leaving, Dutch, Germany, international school, Japanese, Ecuador, New York, cultural references, entitled, closed minded, Washington State, community, the States, monolingual, bilingual, multilingual, Rwanda, friendship, transientComment
Home is Where You’re Asked for Directions
Home is Where You’re Asked for Directions

I think of a mental curse to send telepathically to the man as the dust settles. “May the sharks of this city devour you,” something along those lines, but much less poetic and much more livid. I feel like I am a character in a film, complete with a story unfolding in front of me...

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Bridging Worlds, Where Are You From?By Victoria Koscielniak (From Poland & Italy. Living in Montreal)TCK, TCK TOWN, Tck, Polish, bridging worlds, home, Italy, French, Canada, European, birthplace, identity, accent, Kaszuby, Ontario, English, bilingual, First People, travel, directionsComment