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I Admit It – It Has Been Tough

Posted: 19th July 2012 by admin in Uncategorized

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Originally taken from my blog at https://heyitsjohnnyc.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/the-third-culture-kid-chimera-lament-of-a-vagabond/ This is a warning to all those who click on the the link to this post and those who click on the link that leads to more: twenty-eight years of lies, anger, hatred, self-loathing, loneliness, despair, and more lay ahead. If you are easily offended, do not read […]

So Many Global Stories Waiting to be told

Posted: 7th July 2012 by admin in Uncategorized

Plato “Those who tell stories rule society.   Check my DrieCulturen blog for this new post

Originally taken from https://heyitsjohnnyc.wordpress.com/2012/07/03/multiculturalism-in-california-was-a-lie-how-my-being-a-hidden-immigrant-in-america-killed-my-self-worth/ When I first discovered the term “Third Culture Kid”, I didn’t immediately say “Oh! Now I know what I am! I’m not crazy!”, my first reaction was “Am I really a TCK?” After wondering and wandering through cultures and continents, the answer is a resounding yes at this point, but it’s […]

Katy

Posted: 3rd July 2012 by admin in Uncategorized

I was surprised when I saw the latest “Kimmy Came Alive Show” A show that has a comedian sit behind a desk and interview Vocal artists, celebrities and such…so this time he interviewed Katy Perry. WOW, I was shocked. Her parents were(are) traveling pentecostal? preachers. She wasn’t allowed to watch the smurffs, had to sing […]

if you’re thinking about my baby

Posted: 26th June 2012 by admin in Uncategorized

When I was a little kid attending an international school in Switzerland (a nation once famous for being neutral), I remember my mother telling me that I would always have to work harder in life because I was black and I was a girl*. At the time, I had friends of a huge range of […]

Hair dilemma

Posted: 25th June 2012 by admin in Uncategorized

These last few days I have been debating about my hair. My hair is such a hard thing to handle. I am African American, so my hair is really tightly curled. Unfortunately, I happen to have 4c hair, which is the thickest and curliest of African American type hair. Naturally, I have struggled my whole […]

Dare To Be A Creative Third Culture Kid!

Posted: 25th June 2012 by admin in Uncategorized

Link to my DrieCulturen blog. Please come over and read this challenge. I would love for some of you to comment. Let’s hear what you have to say.

Moving to the U.S.

Posted: 13th June 2012 by admin in Uncategorized

In a few short months I will be starting a new chapter in my life. I am not sure wether to be nervous or excited. I decided to go to college in the U.S. and, in order for me to not go completely crazy at such a drastic change, live with my aunt for the […]