Posts tagged the States
Owning My Culture Crown
Owning My Culture Crown

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL:

I put my gown on and placed my tiara on my curly updo. Finally, I awarded myself the “Miss America” sash that I had marked with a sharpie to say “Miss ATCK,” instead…

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Traditions & CustomsBy Megan Norton (From the United States, South Africa, South Korea, Germany, Japan, Israel, Austria, Greece, Hungary, and Poland. Living in Michigan)TCK TOWN, tck, Tck, atck, Halloween, the States, South Africa, South Korea, Germany, Japan, Israel, Austria, Greece, Hungary, costume, Christian, holidays, identity, belonging, values, creativeComment
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