A Community of Outsiders and Misfits
A Community of Outsiders and Misfits

Some swore allegiance to Pakistan, others to Australia and others were in an existential crisis. There was a strange sense of community, which was dynamic and syncretic

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CommunityBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)TCK, TCK TOWN, Third Culture Adult, third culture kid, Pakistan, Pakistani, Australia, Australian, university, community, friends, relationships, Peshawar, North, Karachi, languages, language, outsider, boundaries, public, foreigners, foreign, culture, cultures, migrants, migrant Comment
Hope and Healing in Flores de Villa
Hope and Healing in Flores de Villa

As a child who grew up in a suburban bubble in Minnesota, coming to Flores de Villa was shocking. I was unaware of the poverty that existed, and to see it first-hand changed me forever...

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Woman, Community, RelationshipsBy Molly Kaitlin (From Peru, Costa Rica, Minnesota & Florida. Living in Tennessee)tck, Tck, TCK TOWN, TCK, third culture kid, Peru, Peruvian, women, woman, culture, cross cultural, community, mother, mom, Mum, family, poverty, Lima, Spanish, TOP TENComment
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
Return to Rural Life
Return to Rural Life

People of such areas are deprived of basic facilities. They have no easy access to big cities, roads are damaged, and elected assembly members visit every five years, never to return within their tenure. But still, they live happy lives...

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Where Are You From?, CommunityBy Arshad Ali (From the Sobho Khan Zaunr Village. Living in Hyderabad)TCK TOWN, TCK, Tck, Hyderabad, Pakistan, village, city, urbanisation, school, illiteracy, The Citizen Foundation, welfare, community, economy, poverty, ancestral, rural, local, traditional Comment
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
Dear Chook-Chook (A Letter To My Daughter)
Dear Chook-Chook (A Letter To My Daughter)

You once said to your father: “Papa, you are brown.” He gently took you to mirror, “Yes Chook-Chook, so are you”…

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WomanBy Chetna Prakash (From India, Zambia, Germany, UK & Australia. Living in Melbourne)tck, TCK TOWN, Tck, TCK, third culture kid, india, Australian, Australia, Indian, food, familiy, languages, language, motherhood, mother, daughter, cuisine, dinner, culture, cultural, ancestry, Hindi, Hindu, Diwali, TOP TENComment
The Devil Is In The Detail
The Devil Is In The Detail

Karachi was considered the ‘Paris of the East’, with its roaring nightclub scene sporting live bands, great food and plenty of booze…

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In Good TasteBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)TCK TOWN, tck, TCK, third culture kid, Karachi, Pakistani, Pakistan, culture, clubbing, drinking, dancing, friends, parents, borders, nation states, Australia, economy, tourism, Afganistan, Nepal, diversity, youth Comments
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