third culture kid

My head feels as if there is an elephant tap dancing on it. I’m tired. The room is dark and I can hear the rain outside my window. I groan and head to the shower. We sit around wondering what […]

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 […]

I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with New York. 2015 was my seventh year in the concrete jungle and although at times I had felt the spark that would make me want to stay, it dissipated before I could fully […]

I have come across something quite troubling in the many training activities surrounding diversity. In these activities I am required to admit my struggles and my privileges.   The way that we focus on diversity, and how we talk about […]

As an adult Third Culture Kid, I used to always think and say to others: I get restless. I get bored easily. I need things to constantly be changing around me. I always thought it was logical: I’d lived in […]

This is my dream.  To inhabit or restore a historic building with a lot of character. To take a building that has seen many, and bring in barreling into the 21st Century by having different Cultures, People, Food, Art and […]

Honoring Those Who Have Come Before Us Here are some people who have come before us that have been resources for the community of military families, only that they have not been granted the recognition and support they deserve: Donna […]