A change of plans due to visa issue – TCK thoughts – Soul baring – Izmir
#144 Change of Plans
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Adjusting to Buenos Aires
The second week. Jet lag gone, starting to adjust.
Education in the USA Oh my!?
The dual shock of the American school system compounded by American culture.
Baltic Trip – Bangkok to Tallinn
A brief tale of my trip to the Baltics. A brand new destination for me. Two new countries and a bit of cultural shock.
#17 Family
We have come together not because of blood, but because we share bonds of a common outlook on life, a customary way of treating people with respect, and mutual values that resound within all of us – something which unfortunately does not always seem to happen in families related solely by blood (at least in my observation)…
#16 The Exile Experience
The experience of being exiled … to one’s birth country
#13 Being Multi-Local
I am a local. I am multi-local: I am or have been a local of London, Lahore, Dacca, New Delhi, Kuwait City, Dhahran, Manila, Bangkok, Pattaya, Tokyo, Salt Lake City, Evanston (Wyoming), Istanbul, Saigon, Hong Kong, Toronto, Freetown, Addis Ababa, Singapore. It seems like a lot but it’s kind of a blur.
#11 TCK Blind Spot
… It really hit me. I have a serious blind spot as a TCK. And I think I’ve had it my whole life, and it has unwittingly gotten me into trouble many times.
#10 Cultural Cherry Picking
Genetically I appear to be a white male. However, growing up as a TCK, I have a very checkered cultural makeup. I can discern five or six major cultural components to my personality.