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#144 Change of Plans

Anthony Arcis — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:45:31 +0000

A change of plans due to visa issue - TCK thoughts - Soul baring - Izmir

Adjusting to Buenos Aires

Anthony Arcis — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 13:29:56 +0000

The second week. Jet lag gone, starting to adjust.

Education in the USA Oh my!?

Anthony Arcis — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 07:16:24 +0000

The dual shock of the American school system compounded by American culture.

Baltic Trip – Bangkok to Tallinn

Anthony Arcis — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 09:12:44 +0000

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

Anthony Arcis — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 22:12:28 +0000

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

Anthony Arcis — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 00:15:20 +0000

The experience of being exiled ... to one's birth country

#13 Being Multi-Local

Anthony Arcis — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 23:28:00 +0000

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

Anthony Arcis — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 22:12:40 +0000

... 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

Anthony Arcis — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 23:47:00 +0000

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.

#9 The Road to Argentina

Anthony Arcis — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:00:04 +0000

Road To Buenos Aires – I (¡Voy a ir para Argentina!)

I will be going to my penultimate continent, South America. The only continent that I won’t have been to then will be Antarctica and I think I will get that too before too many years pass. I hope to be adding at least four or five countries to my tally, which is kind of cool for me personally.