The support & conversation that has built around this video has been absolutely incredible. Does anybody have ideas/suggestions for other topics I should cover, or stories you'd like to hear me tell?
Going into middle school and that time for you would be interesting to hear more about in detail. Also more on the tug-of-war between restlessness and longing for community. I was plunged into a big-city Los Angeles junior high school with poor verbal English skills and zero idea of what was happening. I didn’t learn the term TCK until my thirties, but that’s when I clicked. So that’s why I work in travel and transportation, tourism, etc. Ah-hah! 😊
@@fj8623 wow, what incredible culture shock in junior high school! I’ve actually just started writing a book exploring my story in more detail. It’s so interesting thinking what floats to the surface when you give yourself time to think & process everything. I’ve spent so much of my life moving forward, moving on, living in the moment, etc. It’s kind of a relief to be sitting still & looking back to see how I got to this point. Interesting that you got into travel & tourism. Go with what you know! 😉
Your book would be interesting to read as I resonated with so much of your summary in the video. Is there a way to get updates? Yes, I worked for 18 years in commercial transportation, which included several years traveling around the western United States with tourists from all over the world. I’ve also moved a tremendous amount. Sometimes longer moves, and sometimes short moves, just always itching for change. Once I learned the term TCK and started to address what was behind all that “itching,” I was able to temper it-a bit. But now, approaching retirement age, I’m looking around for an easy country to go to. Portugal and Mexico stand high on my list. 😊
@@fj8623 I’ve never been to Portugal or Mexico, but they both look amazing! Enjoy those retirement years! My book probably won’t be done for a while. I’m currently on the first draft, so I have no idea how long the road is ahead of me. I’ll definitely promote it on the channel once it’s done, though!
I felt it in my soul when you said, "culture shock". I was raised abroad and was a teenager when my family moved to Small Town U.S.A. I was not expecting to be considered the "weirdo foreigner" in my own country.
My children are third culture kids too. From my point of view it's an incredible advantagr in life but maybe they will think otherwise once they're grown. They are 4 and 1,5 years old and are learning two languages, going to daycare and preschool with other third culture kids + local kids. I'm amazed every day by their ability to adapt.
Wow, that’s awesome. It’s tough to say if one way is better or worse. Each life path provides us with different challenges and opportunities, and gives us things to work through later on. The ability to adapt to new environment is definitely a strength many of us TCKs have in common! Thanks for sharing!
i feel the same except that ive faced racism while growing up and now im 26, single, lonely and isolated, without any place i call home. this has become a major crisis for me
I’m so sorry to hear that. Loneliness and isolation are some of the hardest experiences to go through. I can be so hard to relate to others, or for others to relate to you when there is no shared experience. Thanks for reaching out, and sharing your truth. ❤️
I'm an American, born in Japan, then moved to Canada, then to the U.S. Within the U.S. I moved to Washington, then Alaska, then Washington, then Texas, then Washington again, then California, then back to Canada. After that was Cambodia, and then back to the U.S. in Washington State once again. I had just turned 13. I'm 30 now and the worst part is that even though the first decade and a half of my life was so chaotic, I've actually hated the stability of living in the U.S. for the last 17 years, even though I did move to India twice during those 17 years. I feel like no one understands what it's like to be me, but when I meet other International people that have lived more places than me, I feel like I haven't lived enough places to be a part of their club. There really isn't any winning. It's just a perpetual vacancy coinciding with unending guilt, because you have somehow not deserved your status.
Wow, I completely relate to how you feel. Although my own experience is different than yours, I certainly feel like an outsider in the city I currently live in, and everywhere else I go I’m seen as an outsider as well. Over the last few years, I’ve met more and more TCKs & other folks who feel like outsiders in their own way. In some way, this group of friends has made me realize that everyone feels like an outsider in one way or another, and by seeking true connection, the place where I currently live feels a little more like home…
I can relate Paul. I am jamaican that spent 5 years in Indonesia, then moved to Sweden. I was fortunate enough to maintain connections with my Jamaican roots and social media has kept me in contact with many of my Indonesian friends. I like to think of my TCK experience as my super-weapon. All the best!!
Wow, thanks so much for reaching out! Sounds like you have a fascinating story, and it’s so wonderful that you were able to maintain contact with both your Jamaican and Indonesian connections. Take care! ❤️
Thanks for this video, it was interesting. I’m a TCK, British by birth but lived in Holland, Trinidad, Kuwait, Venezuela and then when I was a teenager we moved to Perth Australia which is the only place I experienced culture shock. I left for England as soon as I could but now I’m in my 60s living back in Perth and I still feel a bit unsettled even though I know I will never live anywhere else from now on.
Wow, thanks for sharing. What a rich life you have lived. So many places, so many experiences. And so many identities, no doubt. Here’s to hoping you can find a sense of peace and home wherever you are. And greetings from Canada! ❤️
Wonderful and touching video. I found myself sitting here going, “yup, uh-huh, yes, that’s right.” My travels involve only two countries-three provinces in my native Norway, and three US states, but those travels were relentless. They started at age of 2-1/2 weeks, and my first international move was at 19 months. Ramping up, and between the ages of six and 13, it was every year back and forth across the Atlantic, switching schools, juggling languages. One of my pastimes became collecting pictures of airports and building models of airplanes, because those were two reliable constants in all of it.
Wow, thanks for sharing! That is so much moving in such a short amount of time. I can’t even imagine. I definitely developed a fascination with planes at one point as well. Mostly WWII aircraft like spitfires, etc. It’s interesting how we search for the constant in a sea of change. Hope you’re keeping well these days. Thanks for reaching out. ❤️
I can relate to this so much! I was an American military brat that got to live in Germany two different times, first from ages 5-8 and second time from 10 to 12. I was my first German landlady's shadow and picked up so much of the culture through my time spent with her, her family, and her friends. During my second stay in Germany, I was a part of a German youth group, and got to experience some memorable things with them. I've long since moved back to the U.S., but I've never felt entirely at home here, and I miss the people and places I loved in Germany. It's something I continue to work on reconciling. This is my home, and they say home is where your heart is, but it still feels like my heart is in Germany.
Wow, that’s such a powerful story. Our formative years have such an impact on who we are & how we see the world. Have you ever thought about moving back to Germany?
@@paulplett Hey, didn't realize you'd replied! I have thought of moving back to Germany, but it's really not practical for me. Definitely want to go back to visit, though. For now, since Google's Street View cars have been allowed back into Germany, I can 'visit' the villages I spent time in on there.
I have never felt so understood as a TCK until I encountered this video. Unfortunately, I learned about the term TCK late in life which meant my identity struggle lasted longer. The question of "Where are you from?" is something that always gave me pause and required a lot of reflection on the meaning of home and wether it's a location or a "feeling". Thank you sir for voicing what I couldn't articulate for years. Greetings from a fellow Canadian. ❤
Thanks so much for reaching out & sharing! I’m so glad to hear this video resonated with you. I often wonder whether home is a feeling or a place, or maybe just an idea that we’re working towards. Regardless, I wish you all the best, and greetings from Canada! ❤️
53 year old TCK here. parents from the States. I spent my teen years in Peru. I've lived in 10 States as well. I totally get the tension with the kids. Thanks for sharing.
Great to hear about another TCK! There aren't enough of these stories being told on TH-cam considering the number of TCKs that exist. Really relate to the struggle of trying to explain where you're from haha
April 16, 2023 Great work mr, Mr. Well done. I also am one, different but similar, love to have a coffee with you. I feel like I’m your brother, thank you.
I can so relate and exhale! Today I met a Third Culture Kid, who spared me the torture of explaining my identity. A brief introduction and exchange of short pleasantries he instantly identified me as a “TCK.”
Hello Paul. Many thanks for telling our story. Another ATCK here. Particularly like the part of not wanting to look at that part of your self for a time. I know many TCK's who have spent I can fairly say, most of their adult life doing that. I had also once read a story written almost a century ago by an "addict", when telling his story revealed his TCK childhood. Back when being the aforementioned must have been a pretty big deal. Not even typical TCK comfort around airports. It would have been harbours in his case.
Wow, great to hear from you! Thanks for sharing. It’s so interesting that we all move through phases, and for us TCKs, many of these phases can be identified by the places we’ve lived, and how old we were at that time. So glad you’ve found some connection to this story. Sometimes it’s just nice to hear that we aren’t alone, and there are others who’ve had a similar experience.
Fantastic video. Just subscribed. Really appreciate you sharing some of your story. Greetings from the Basque Country (northern Spain / southern France area =)
I totally relate to not wanting to make friends after a high school move, and I envy you for wanting to focus on the present rather than the past at that time. I really struggled with that.
Yeah, it’s interesting how we all deal with changes in different ways. It’s almost like the challenge of a move brings out our underlying character. It’s tough to be in a place or a space where you feel like you can’t be your true self, or you need to hide some part of your story in order to fit in. Hope your in a better place today. ❤️
Wow, I've got a very similar story (Although it was the middle east & central America instead of Africa and I'm younger) I can totally relate. Moved around a lot, long story of course and funnily enough ended up in Winnipeg too, don't know for how long though.
I just discovered your channel. Awesome life story! I'm curious, what other countries/continents have you visited? Also, did you learn any new languages from your experiences abroad?
Wow, thanks for the support! I’ve now been to all continents except Oceania and Antarctica. I speak a bit of French, Arabic & Swahili, but not much else. I’m pretty good at speaking an international kind of English with gestures & facial expressions, and that’s gotten me pretty far! 😉
Hi Paul, thanks so much for sharing. I'm a TCK too. I'm about to get married, but in many ways I'm terrified because TCK is kicking in and I am restless and want to continue living a nomadic life. But starting a family means setting down roots and creating a stable place called "home". I want that but I don't want that. I need it, but I don't want it. It's who I should have been, but it's not who I am. What advice would you have for someone like me, wanting a family life, but terrified that I am betraying who I am in a way by foregoing the opportunities of being a nomad, like the person who I was conditioned to be? Cannot relate to others in the U.S. (my passport country), because we just have totally difference points of reference, and people look at me like I'm an alien. I don't want that to be my life, and my future wife has no desire to live abroad.
Hi Matt. Wow, that is such a layered challenge you are facing in your life. It’s often so difficult to separate our wants from our needs, especially when they are rooted in our identity as a human being. I can only speak from my own experience, in that finding a life partner with a shared outlook has made it so easy to transition to a rooted lifestyle. Although my wife is not a TCK, she has a wealth of international experience, and a heart for global issues. We want our kids to live part of their childhood overseas, but we also want them to have a grounded childhood, and a sense of home. I know that so many of these things I cannot provide to them, but I know that my wife can. Hopefully you can find a way to stay true to yourself, but also challenge yourself to grow in new ways as you pursue life with a partner, starting a family together. ❤️
I resonate very much with what you've said here. I, too, feel antsy abuot settling down anywhere, and this is why I haven't even settled into a dating relationship, let alone getting married, despite being a young adult. I can't fathom the idea of not living abroad.
This is interesting story. I wonder what if only one parent is from another country, would this still count as a TCK? For example my mother is German and my father is from the US. I inherited both citizenships at birth, but speak very little German. I would probably stick out like a sore thumb in Germany, but in the US I can fit in (somewhat). So perhaps I would be a TCK if I ever moved to Germany. Or perhaps there is another definition for someone like me.
Hmm. That is an interesting question. I am by no means an expert on TCK's, but I think if you grow up in a country other than your place of origin (Germany, for instance), you might be considered a TCK. Regardless, I'm sure you can relate to the feeling of not quite feeling at home where you are, based on your own personal and family history. Thanks for reaching out!
Such an important question to ask, and contemplate. We are complex creatures, made up of all the experiences and places we’ve lived in the past. I think it is so reassuring to know that so many of us feel this way. ❤️
@paulplett ohh alright, my father was a Sudanese diplomat posted to Canada. We were children of diplomat from 2008-2011. We decided to stay here in Canada and now I have a Canadian Citizenship. My family is still waiting for their Canadian Citizenship application.
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The support & conversation that has built around this video has been absolutely incredible. Does anybody have ideas/suggestions for other topics I should cover, or stories you'd like to hear me tell?
Going into middle school and that time for you would be interesting to hear more about in detail. Also more on the tug-of-war between restlessness and longing for community.
I was plunged into a big-city Los Angeles junior high school with poor verbal English skills and zero idea of what was happening. I didn’t learn the term TCK until my thirties, but that’s when I clicked. So that’s why I work in travel and transportation, tourism, etc. Ah-hah! 😊
@@fj8623 wow, what incredible culture shock in junior high school!
I’ve actually just started writing a book exploring my story in more detail. It’s so interesting thinking what floats to the surface when you give yourself time to think & process everything.
I’ve spent so much of my life moving forward, moving on, living in the moment, etc.
It’s kind of a relief to be sitting still & looking back to see how I got to this point.
Interesting that you got into travel & tourism. Go with what you know! 😉
Your book would be interesting to read as I resonated with so much of your summary in the video. Is there a way to get updates? Yes, I worked for 18 years in commercial transportation, which included several years traveling around the western United States with tourists from all over the world. I’ve also moved a tremendous amount. Sometimes longer moves, and sometimes short moves, just always itching for change. Once I learned the term TCK and started to address what was behind all that “itching,” I was able to temper it-a bit. But now, approaching retirement age, I’m looking around for an easy country to go to. Portugal and Mexico stand high on my list. 😊
@@fj8623 I’ve never been to Portugal or Mexico, but they both look amazing! Enjoy those retirement years!
My book probably won’t be done for a while. I’m currently on the first draft, so I have no idea how long the road is ahead of me. I’ll definitely promote it on the channel once it’s done, though!
Thank you Paul for telling my story. A lot of “interrupted development” there. One kind of development that gave way to another.
I felt it in my soul when you said, "culture shock". I was raised abroad and was a teenager when my family moved to Small Town U.S.A.
I was not expecting to be considered the "weirdo foreigner" in my own country.
Such an odd feeling to be a stranger in your own home. Glad this video resonated with you! ❤️
The “hidden native,” a dynamic many of us are too familiar with.
My children are third culture kids too. From my point of view it's an incredible advantagr in life but maybe they will think otherwise once they're grown. They are 4 and 1,5 years old and are learning two languages, going to daycare and preschool with other third culture kids + local kids. I'm amazed every day by their ability to adapt.
Wow, that’s awesome.
It’s tough to say if one way is better or worse. Each life path provides us with different challenges and opportunities, and gives us things to work through later on.
The ability to adapt to new environment is definitely a strength many of us TCKs have in common!
Thanks for sharing!
i feel the same except that ive faced racism while growing up and now im 26, single, lonely and isolated, without any place i call home. this has become a major crisis for me
I’m so sorry to hear that. Loneliness and isolation are some of the hardest experiences to go through. I can be so hard to relate to others, or for others to relate to you when there is no shared experience. Thanks for reaching out, and sharing your truth. ❤️
I'm an American, born in Japan, then moved to Canada, then to the U.S. Within the U.S. I moved to Washington, then Alaska, then Washington, then Texas, then Washington again, then California, then back to Canada. After that was Cambodia, and then back to the U.S. in Washington State once again. I had just turned 13. I'm 30 now and the worst part is that even though the first decade and a half of my life was so chaotic, I've actually hated the stability of living in the U.S. for the last 17 years, even though I did move to India twice during those 17 years. I feel like no one understands what it's like to be me, but when I meet other International people that have lived more places than me, I feel like I haven't lived enough places to be a part of their club. There really isn't any winning. It's just a perpetual vacancy coinciding with unending guilt, because you have somehow not deserved your status.
Wow, I completely relate to how you feel. Although my own experience is different than yours, I certainly feel like an outsider in the city I currently live in, and everywhere else I go I’m seen as an outsider as well. Over the last few years, I’ve met more and more TCKs & other folks who feel like outsiders in their own way. In some way, this group of friends has made me realize that everyone feels like an outsider in one way or another, and by seeking true connection, the place where I currently live feels a little more like home…
I wasn't expecting to like this video at all, but I ended up finding we had similar experiences in life
Oh wow. Thanks for taking the time to watch this video. I’m so glad it resonated with you! ❤️
I can relate Paul. I am jamaican that spent 5 years in Indonesia, then moved to Sweden. I was fortunate enough to maintain connections with my Jamaican roots and social media has kept me in contact with many of my Indonesian friends.
I like to think of my TCK experience as my super-weapon.
All the best!!
Wow, thanks so much for reaching out! Sounds like you have a fascinating story, and it’s so wonderful that you were able to maintain contact with both your Jamaican and Indonesian connections.
Take care! ❤️
I grew up in Indonesia too! Which area?
@@TheSimonHarms - Jakarta 🙂
Thanks for this video, it was interesting. I’m a TCK, British by birth but lived in Holland, Trinidad, Kuwait, Venezuela and then when I was a teenager we moved to Perth Australia which is the only place I experienced culture shock. I left for England as soon as I could but now I’m in my 60s living back in Perth and I still feel a bit unsettled even though I know I will never live anywhere else from now on.
Wow, thanks for sharing. What a rich life you have lived. So many places, so many experiences. And so many identities, no doubt. Here’s to hoping you can find a sense of peace and home wherever you are.
And greetings from Canada! ❤️
Wonderful and touching video. I found myself sitting here going, “yup, uh-huh, yes, that’s right.” My travels involve only two countries-three provinces in my native Norway, and three US states, but those travels were relentless. They started at age of 2-1/2 weeks, and my first international move was at 19 months. Ramping up, and between the ages of six and 13, it was every year back and forth across the Atlantic, switching schools, juggling languages. One of my pastimes became collecting pictures of airports and building models of airplanes, because those were two reliable constants in all of it.
Wow, thanks for sharing! That is so much moving in such a short amount of time. I can’t even imagine. I definitely developed a fascination with planes at one point as well. Mostly WWII aircraft like spitfires, etc.
It’s interesting how we search for the constant in a sea of change. Hope you’re keeping well these days. Thanks for reaching out. ❤️
I can relate to this so much! I was an American military brat that got to live in Germany two different times, first from ages 5-8 and second time from 10 to 12. I was my first German landlady's shadow and picked up so much of the culture through my time spent with her, her family, and her friends. During my second stay in Germany, I was a part of a German youth group, and got to experience some memorable things with them. I've long since moved back to the U.S., but I've never felt entirely at home here, and I miss the people and places I loved in Germany. It's something I continue to work on reconciling. This is my home, and they say home is where your heart is, but it still feels like my heart is in Germany.
Wow, that’s such a powerful story. Our formative years have such an impact on who we are & how we see the world. Have you ever thought about moving back to Germany?
@@paulplett Hey, didn't realize you'd replied! I have thought of moving back to Germany, but it's really not practical for me. Definitely want to go back to visit, though. For now, since Google's Street View cars have been allowed back into Germany, I can 'visit' the villages I spent time in on there.
I have never felt so understood as a TCK until I encountered this video. Unfortunately, I learned about the term TCK late in life which meant my identity struggle lasted longer. The question of "Where are you from?" is something that always gave me pause and required a lot of reflection on the meaning of home and wether it's a location or a "feeling". Thank you sir for voicing what I couldn't articulate for years. Greetings from a fellow Canadian. ❤
Thanks so much for reaching out & sharing! I’m so glad to hear this video resonated with you. I often wonder whether home is a feeling or a place, or maybe just an idea that we’re working towards.
Regardless, I wish you all the best, and greetings from Canada! ❤️
53 year old TCK here. parents from the States. I spent my teen years in Peru. I've lived in 10 States as well. I totally get the tension with the kids. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, sounds like you have a fascinating story to tell! Thanks for reaching out, and wishing you all the best moving forward!
Great to hear about another TCK! There aren't enough of these stories being told on TH-cam considering the number of TCKs that exist. Really relate to the struggle of trying to explain where you're from haha
So true! Glad you liked the video. Thanks for the support! ❤️
April 16, 2023 Great work mr, Mr. Well done. I also am one, different but similar, love to have a coffee with you. I feel like I’m your brother, thank you.
Thanks so much for the words of kindness & support. It means so much. I hope you’re doing well!
I can so relate and exhale! Today I met a Third Culture Kid, who spared me the torture of explaining my identity. A brief introduction and exchange of short pleasantries he instantly identified me as a “TCK.”
Wow, that’s brilliant! It is so wonderful to feel seen and heard. Thanks for sharing! ❤️
Hello Paul. Many thanks for telling our story. Another ATCK here. Particularly like the part of not wanting to look at that part of your self for a time. I know many TCK's who have spent I can fairly say, most of their adult life doing that. I had also once read a story written almost a century ago by an "addict", when telling his story revealed his TCK childhood. Back when being the aforementioned must have been a pretty big deal. Not even typical TCK comfort around airports. It would have been harbours in his case.
Wow, great to hear from you! Thanks for sharing. It’s so interesting that we all move through phases, and for us TCKs, many of these phases can be identified by the places we’ve lived, and how old we were at that time. So glad you’ve found some connection to this story. Sometimes it’s just nice to hear that we aren’t alone, and there are others who’ve had a similar experience.
Great video! Your story provides a meaningful opportunity to talk to my children about their TCK experience. I hope more people can find this video!
Thanks so much for the support! I’m glad you found this video helpful & informative!
Fantastic video. Just subscribed. Really appreciate you sharing some of your story. Greetings from the Basque Country (northern Spain / southern France area =)
Thanks so much for the support! I’m glad you liked the video! Greetings from Manitoba, Canada!
I totally relate to not wanting to make friends after a high school move, and I envy you for wanting to focus on the present rather than the past at that time. I really struggled with that.
Yeah, it’s interesting how we all deal with changes in different ways. It’s almost like the challenge of a move brings out our underlying character. It’s tough to be in a place or a space where you feel like you can’t be your true self, or you need to hide some part of your story in order to fit in. Hope your in a better place today. ❤️
Wow, I've got a very similar story (Although it was the middle east & central America instead of Africa and I'm younger) I can totally relate. Moved around a lot, long story of course and funnily enough ended up in Winnipeg too, don't know for how long though.
That’s incredible! What a small world! Do you have dreams of moving somewhere else? Does any place feel like ‘home’ for you?
This is awesome thank you for sharing
Thanks so much for the support! Glad you liked it!
I just discovered your channel. Awesome life story! I'm curious, what other countries/continents have you visited? Also, did you learn any new languages from your experiences abroad?
Wow, thanks for the support! I’ve now been to all continents except Oceania and Antarctica. I speak a bit of French, Arabic & Swahili, but not much else. I’m pretty good at speaking an international kind of English with gestures & facial expressions, and that’s gotten me pretty far! 😉
My kids are growing up third culture in Winnipeg. Hopefully it's gonna feel like home for them
Winnipeg certainly is a cozy city to live in. I hope your kids like it here!
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Hi Paul, thanks so much for sharing. I'm a TCK too. I'm about to get married, but in many ways I'm terrified because TCK is kicking in and I am restless and want to continue living a nomadic life. But starting a family means setting down roots and creating a stable place called "home". I want that but I don't want that. I need it, but I don't want it. It's who I should have been, but it's not who I am. What advice would you have for someone like me, wanting a family life, but terrified that I am betraying who I am in a way by foregoing the opportunities of being a nomad, like the person who I was conditioned to be? Cannot relate to others in the U.S. (my passport country), because we just have totally difference points of reference, and people look at me like I'm an alien. I don't want that to be my life, and my future wife has no desire to live abroad.
Hi Matt. Wow, that is such a layered challenge you are facing in your life. It’s often so difficult to separate our wants from our needs, especially when they are rooted in our identity as a human being. I can only speak from my own experience, in that finding a life partner with a shared outlook has made it so easy to transition to a rooted lifestyle. Although my wife is not a TCK, she has a wealth of international experience, and a heart for global issues.
We want our kids to live part of their childhood overseas, but we also want them to have a grounded childhood, and a sense of home. I know that so many of these things I cannot provide to them, but I know that my wife can. Hopefully you can find a way to stay true to yourself, but also challenge yourself to grow in new ways as you pursue life with a partner, starting a family together. ❤️
I resonate very much with what you've said here. I, too, feel antsy abuot settling down anywhere, and this is why I haven't even settled into a dating relationship, let alone getting married, despite being a young adult. I can't fathom the idea of not living abroad.
This is interesting story. I wonder what if only one parent is from another country, would this still count as a TCK?
For example my mother is German and my father is from the US. I inherited both citizenships at birth, but speak very little German. I would probably stick out like a sore thumb in Germany, but in the US I can fit in (somewhat). So perhaps I would be a TCK if I ever moved to Germany. Or perhaps there is another definition for someone like me.
Hmm. That is an interesting question. I am by no means an expert on TCK's, but I think if you grow up in a country other than your place of origin (Germany, for instance), you might be considered a TCK.
Regardless, I'm sure you can relate to the feeling of not quite feeling at home where you are, based on your own personal and family history.
Thanks for reaching out!
I always ask myself the same question who am I ?
I’m originally from Sudan by the way but I’m a TCK ♥️
Such an important question to ask, and contemplate. We are complex creatures, made up of all the experiences and places we’ve lived in the past. I think it is so reassuring to know that so many of us feel this way. ❤️
Were you a son of a diplomat? I am a Sudanese too and I am a TCK. I was son of a diplomat.
Unique Polyglot 2022 my folks worked for a relief & development organization, though many of my friends were children of diplomats.
@paulplett ohh alright, my father was a Sudanese diplomat posted to Canada. We were children of diplomat from 2008-2011. We decided to stay here in Canada and now I have a Canadian Citizenship. My family is still waiting for their Canadian Citizenship application.