Posts tagged moving
Ping Pong Across the Indian Ocean
Ping Pong Across the Indian Ocean

Many people didn’t know what Pakistan was. Right after 9/11, they did…

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Moving, Asia, Education, SchoolBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)isolation, cities, homework, Perth, college, hometown, study, friends, school, Australia, work, home, Tck, parents, awareness, home country, friendship, house, TCK TOWN, cricket, Arabs, TCK, move back, life, Pakistani, homes, countries, immigrants, high school, world, tck, Australian, travelled, moving, holidays, South Asian, summer, country, Pakistan, third culture kid, Karachi, settle, South Asia Comments
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
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
Adulthood Across Three Continents
Adulthood Across Three Continents

In places like East Pakistan (before it became Bangladesh), Kuwait, and Sierra Leone there just weren’t that many expat families…

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Adulthood, ChangeBy Anthony Arcis (From America, London, Istanbul, Bangkok & Toronto (mainly). Living in The Philippines)tck, Tck, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, adult, adulthood, child, family, parents, moving, Pakistan, Kuwait, Sierra Leone, age, teenager, England, boarding school, West Africa, independentComment
Learning To Be a Diplomatic Mum
Learning To Be a Diplomatic Mum

Imagine the chaos of the first few years: Romanian, German and English mixed together in a way that it took us sometimes minutes to realize what exactly it was that our own children were trying to tell us…

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Family, Adulthood, Moving, Woman, Where Are You From?By Alexandra Paucescu (from Romania. Living in Berlin)TCK, TCK TOWN, third culture adult, third culture kid, Third Culture Adult, culture shock, culture, familiy, children, child, moving, perspectives, moving countries, German, Germany, Vienna, diplomatic, diplomat, expat, kids, languagesComment
My Black Community Accuses You
My Black Community Accuses You

I soon realized that I’d avoid anyone who was Black unless they were someone my inner circle knew. I didn’t want to make friends with everyone. I just wanted to survive. What I didn’t realise was how racist I became to protect myself…

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Racism, CommunityBy Shannon Irby (From Ramstein, Tucson, Okinawa, Adana, D.C., San Antonio & Houston. Living in Okinawa.)TCK, tck, Tck, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, racism, school, high school, american, African, black, move, moving countries, moving, teaching, studentsComment
I Just Want a Matchstick
I Just Want a Matchstick

We were in Costa Rica, two months in, on a year-long adventure of travel, volunteering, and growth…

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Moving, In Good TasteBy James and Hannah Cheng (From South East Asia, Canada, Australia. Living in Pemba until Aug 4)tck, TCK TOWN, TCK, Tck, third culture kid, Spanish, moving, borders, language, languages, life, Costa Rica, adventure, travel, volunteering, cooking, Melbourne, Australian, Australia, Malaysian, Malaysia, Brunei, Canada, Potrero, dinner, home, English, Mandarin, China, school, fluent, TicoComment
To a Land of Simpler Life and Spanish
To a Land of Simpler Life and Spanish

My earliest memories are of traveling back and forth on ‘Mr. Continental’ and ‘Mr. American’ from Honduras to Illinois, to see Grandma and Grandpa at Christmas time and feed the cows…

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Where Are You From?, MovingBy Zachary King (From Costa Rica, Honduras, and Joplin. Living in Joplin)tck, Tck, TCK TOWN, TCK, third culture kid, adaptability, moving, Joplin, Missouri, Spanish, Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, memories, flying, family, friends, travel, home, food, school, childhood, holidays, missionaryComment
I Will Carry That Rice Cooker Out Like a Purse
I Will Carry That Rice Cooker Out Like a Purse

My “real” boyfriend has his family coming from Brazil. He politely tells me to “move out” for the duration of the trip. I pay half the rent…

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Moving, Food, RelationshipsBy Cherysh Sullivan (From Hawai'i & Germany. Living in Tokyo)tck, TCK TOWN, TCK, Tck, third language, moving, world, Japanese, Japan, city, station, boyfriend, culture, cultural, divorce, new place, boxes, pack, packing, friend, unpack, Perth, Melbourne, Brazil Comments
The Pains And Joys Of Moving To A New Country
The Pains And Joys Of Moving To A New Country

If you have ever picked up everything you own and moved to another country, then maybe there’s a few things in here that you can relate to…

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GuidesBy Abigail Hannah (From Hyderabad, Banglore, Ooty & Auckland. Living in Aotearoa)TCK, Third World, Third Culture Adult, third culture kid, Guide, pain, joy, moving, community, experience, emotions, new country, new, exploration, growth, thrive, thriving, sadness, grief, stageComment
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
How to Settle Down Before Settling Down
How to Settle Down Before Settling Down

Settling in takes time. Sometimes you need to take conscious steps before you really put down your roots. Ava, our Editor-In-Chief, shares few of her tricks to help you pre-settle after your next move.

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GuidesBy Ava Senaratne (From Sri Lanka, Dubai & Melbourne. Living in Sydney)TCK, TCK TOWN, Guide, mental health, moving, moving countries, energy, home, homesickness, happy, happiness, peace, love, self-worth, self love, selfComment