Stories

Rupi Kaur was born in India and raised in Canada. Her poetry and illustrations have engaged people around the world. With so much Westernization, it’s easy to get sucked into a culture and try to “fit” into a society. But […]

Global Nomad artist Christine Rasmussen’s highly mobile upbringing shows in her paintings. She illustrates scenes that feel familiar but foreign all at the same time. Her focus is on the beauty of “the in-between,” or urban areas that are usually […]

Grief can slap you in the face with shock, jolt you awake with terror, or knock you into an emotional coma. It can also bore you to tears, make you pee your pants laughing and even awaken your sexual desires. […]

As an Iranian-American immigrant, Paria was often ostracized by her peers. At school, taunting children would call her “dark and dirty” and told her to “go back to where you came from.”

Culture is a tool that binds us. It transcends boundaries. Through tradition, language and family, culture is passed down. Culture can be defined in a million different ways because it means different things to everyone. Merriam-Webster defines it as “the […]

Sierrah Matthes was constantly on the move throughout her childhood and developmental years. She endured emotional and physical changes from 4-18 years old and this helped mold her into who she is today. Being a Military B.R.A.T came with many […]

Christine Baldwin The three part series continues as we explore the experiences of language teachers and professors whose hidden diversity has helped them better understand the world around them, and make them even greater educators. To complete the series, we […]

Music is a place where people share their life experiences and the emotions they feel at a certain time and place. Music is one of the many fields that a Third Culture Kid (TCK) can use to express their life story and journey. […]