Expatriates

I never realized it before, but last week when my family dog Ringgit died, I realized that she was as much of a TCK as I am. She was born in Australia and shipped to us in Malaysia. She moved […]

In my last articles I talked about my mothers experience as a new expat in Malaysia and her struggles with social expectations, and her defiance for independence in Egypt. After seven years of living overseas, my mom was determined to […]

In my last article I talked about how my mother adapted to the intricate hierarchy of the Expat life, and her adjustments to becoming an expat wife. It was a struggle for her to adapt to the social hierarchy of […]

PROOF: Media For Social Justice “The real strategy around what we do with them, is really either to get people to have policy change, or attitude change, or education. In the Congo, for example, we sought to give women the […]

Recently, a large compilation of e-mails have found their way into my possession. They are a collection of e-mails which my mother and grandmother exchanged while we lived overseas. I have affectionately come to call them The Expat Diaries. In […]

Catching up with Katie Piner is always a privilege. I have known Katie for ten years, we met in Cairo, Egypt where we both went to the American school, and graduated beneath the Giza Pyramids.   Katie is a Third […]

It’s hard to contribute your perspective when sometimes your perspective can sound to others like bragging. We’ve all been there, standing with a group of people who are talking, wanting to contribute, but feeling that if we do they might […]

When I remember Piasau Camp I remember vibrant Friday nights. The Boat Club was filled with all of my schoolmates running barefoot on the beach and playing cops and robbers in the playground. All of the parents sat around eating […]