…started speaking English or your “mother tongue” with an accent when you meet up with someone else who speaks with an accent? …used steel wool to better your reception? …seen someone in a National Geographic documentary that you recognized? …finished up your food even though you’re not hungry because you´re not sure when you´ll get […]
Archive for August, 2010
Taken from http://heyitsjohnnyc.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/third-culture-kids-as-superheroes/ Hope is the key, compassion is the flag of the righteous man. When I was younger, I used to dream of having super powers. Superman, Captain Marvel, Miracle Man, Batman, Spider-Man: all of them seemed to have more to be proud of than they had to be resentful of their mixed blessings. […]
Does telling people where you’re from really help them to understand better?
Posted: 4th August 2010 by admin in UncategorizedTaken from http://heyitsjohnnyc.wordpress.com/2010/08/03/does-telling-people-where-youre-from-really-help-them-to-understand-better/ Do you grok this? Does telling people your life story or experiences as a TCK really make it easier for others to understand you? I feel that people end up making more judgments based off our experiences understanding less because of their categorizations as opposed to understanding more. Perceiving me as a […]
Rising out of The Abyss: A TCK’s Story of Redemption and Rebirth
Posted: 2nd August 2010 by admin in UncategorizedHello everyone, as you may recall, a few months ago, I was on the verge of oblivion in light of life circumstances. My father had died, my family had fractured, leaving me alone, and all my money disappeared going to my father’s hospital bills. All plans I had and the world I knew had fallen […]