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My friend’s father immigrated from China to San Francisco when he was 18. When he came to the USA, he spoke no English. Soon he got his first job at Chinese grocery store in China town. Knowing his language barrier, his boss taught him a simple English expression, “I don’t know. Ask him.”

His boss gave him a specific instruction when using the expression . When he does not understand his customers’ English, he points out his finger at him and say, “I don’t know. Ask him.”

One day an American customer came in and asked him, “Is he your father?” He pointed out his finger at his boss and said, “I don’t know. Ask him.”

At Dinner table, a man was talking with his wife. His aunt was recently fired from her job. Their 3 year-old son overheard their conversation. He said to his father, “She was fired? You have to call firefighter, daddy.” His father tried his best to explain what happened to his aunt. Not understanding what his father said, he replied, “She was fired because she did not listen.”

Hi guys,
I finally managed to make the RSS feed of my blog into this page (had to go on Firefox to do this, because this site doesn’t work in Opera!).

From now on, I won’t write in this box anymore.

Just check on the left <— to see my latest posts.

Anything you’d like to share (thoughts, tips, your own experience in the subject) is welcome! =)

Peace and love to all!

I’m currently looking for an answer to that question!

I have written a blog post about it here:
http://mairabay.multiply.com/journal/item/388/more_incidents

If you have anything that can help (general tips, or just relate to how I feel), DO SHARE!!!!!!!!!!

My name is Suzy (just a nickname/English name though) and I am at third year at UC Santa Barbara

My major is at Global Studies. I also minor in History

I grew up in South Korea, Bangladesh, and the U.S.

For South Korea, I stayed there for half of my life, but most of my memories in Korea are
consisted of a period when I stayed there for almost three years (Despite this, I have to admit,
unlike most TCKs, I still consider Korea, my passport country, as my motherland)

For Bangladesh, I stayed there for almost four years because my Dad’s work located him there

For the U.S., I am currently living here for seven years

I am fluent at Korean and English fluently. My Mandarin is at (little bit) conversational level.

I do not mind being asked “Where are you from?”, but I do hate some detailed questions which has to do with
identity, such as “Are you International student or gyo-po (means Korean who grew up in country outside of Korea
and/or Korean living permanently at country outside of Korea)?” and “Do you speak English?” (PLEASE!)

I love to travel, meet people from all kinds of cultures, surfing on Internet, write things about how I feel and
my interests, listening to music (consisted of Korean, English-language ones, Japanese, Mandarin-language
ones, and Thai), and hanging out with friends

Feel free to say hi and to get to know me! 🙂

Hi all,

I just want to let you know that I’m not conducting any research here on My.TCKID.
Perhaps you read my now deleted blog post “An ethical concern” where I asked permission to research. I got a respond to it and respectfully given a ‘no’ and helped on my way in my research elsewhere, which I appreciate.

All the best ~ Karen Marie

Once said by the Danish fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen:
“To move, to breath, to fly, to float, to gain all while you give, to roam the roads of lands remote: to travel is to live.” – H. C. Andersen, anno 18-something

He was the one who wrote The Snow Queen, The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling among many many others.

I really like this site!!!!!!!!!! Kudos for Brice, once again!

I wish I could RSS my blog here, though.
If anyone wants to check it out: http://mairabay.multiply.com/journal
(I’m going through a sort of a rough time right now, I could really use some “I know how you feel” comments)

Well, this is my proposal, I am suggesting that we at TCKid compile firstly a small booklet, pamphlet or something similar that is downloadable as a pdf for TCK’s initially. We expand this further on for Teachers, agencies, companies, parents etc talking about TCK issues and helping children adjust. We could eventually cover a variety of issues. But the idea is that these can be printed off and handed to TCKs at anytime or TCK helpers. I think this will make a big impact if such literature was available as it would raise awareness and help tackle some of the issues that we as TCKs struggle/d with.

My family watched the LOTR movies over our Christmas holiday, and it got me thinking. So many things that Tolkien wrote (whether or not they are included in the movies) resonate with me, as a person, as a Christian, and as a TCK – and I absolutely love reading the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Anyways, here is a song and a couple quotes found in The Lord of the Rings, which I wanted to share with all of you. If you like these, I STRONGLY encourage you to read the books!! 🙂

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

The Road goes ever on and on
Out from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
Let others follow it who can!
Let them a journey new begin,
But I at last with weary feet
Will turn towards the lighted inn,
My evening-rest and sleep to meet.

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“How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand there is no going back. There are some things that time can not mend. Some hurts that go too deep… that have taken hold.”

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“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost;
the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken, a light from the shadows shall spring;
renewed shall be blade that was broken, the crownless again shall be king.”

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“Frodo: I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened. Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

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Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.

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He used often to say there was only one Road; that it was like a great river: it’s springs were at every doorstep and every path was it’s tributary. “It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door,” he used to say. “You step into the Road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there is no telling where you might be swept off to.”

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“The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot forever fence it out.”

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Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.

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Yet such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere.

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Memory is not what the heart desires. That is only a mirror, be it clear as Kheled-zâram. Or so says the heart of Gimli the Dwarf. Elves may see things otherwise. Indeed I have heard that for them memory is more like to the waking world than to a dream. Not so for Dwarves.