third culture adults

In the 1960s, renowned intercultural scholars Drs. Ruth and John Useem developed the concept of the “third culture.”

Only a generation ago, it was mostly army or diplomat staff and high-level academic or business people who moved abroad with their young families. Now, more people prefer to experience life in a new country or travel frequently with their kids.

There’s an old adage that says, “Love comes when you least expect it.” Cara and Brandon Kelley, and now their son Sidney, are living proof that there’s truth to that proverb. Growing up a world apart, they had no clue that a chance encounter on social media would end in the creation of a happy family. For anyone who hears the story, it seems like destiny.

This is a street cat in Shanghai; her name is Mimi. I’ve been feeding her for more than seven years before I studied abroad. When I was 13 years old, my family moved to a new house. I saw a […]