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What are your thoughts about a new online mentoring program for expat teens?
Read all about it in an interview on my blog with Ellen from Sea Change Mentoring.

I’ve heard it said, when speaking of the US, that there is no greater patriotism, than that of an immigrant. I’ve heard it said of Christians, that those who were forgiven many sins, love more than those who were […]

Alone, I am nothing.  I am made up of little pieces of the world.  Bits of many people and places.
When I was very little I lived in Burma and there was a small bridge not far from my house where I used to go […]

An Englishman’s View of the Philippines

Matthew Sutherland, a British journalist stationed in the Philippines, wrote two hilarious articles over ten years ago pertaining to his take on Filipino culture.  […]

Here’s the link to my latest blog post. I would love to hear what your transition was like when you went to university or college.

Okay, I must admit, I have been reluctant to make this blog post, primarily because I do not want my fellow TCK’s to think that they are guaranteed to experience what I went through. It is important to remember […]

 Note: Comments are from Michael Pollock
Love that poem and the what the character, Aragorn, stands for- a person who stands to inherit much, yet makes his own way for a time in part to protect those he would one […]

http://kumasim.wordpress.com/2012/07/30/mad-world/

Thank you Marina Sofia for letting me share your poem “Who am I?” on this blog. The words touched my heart. I am so glad that there are people like Marina writing stories and poems about the feelings and […]

The hardest part about being all grows up and working. Is the standard time off for vacations. Not to be greedy, but I really feel like we all need a month off. 

http://kumasim.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/dont-be-so-wry-sir/

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Originally taken from my blog at https://heyitsjohnnyc.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/the-third-culture-kid-chimera-lament-of-a-vagabond/

This is a warning to all those who click on the the link to this post and those […]

Plato “Those who tell stories rule society.
 
Check my DrieCulturen blog for this new post

Originally taken from
https://heyitsjohnnyc.wordpress.com/2012/07/03/multiculturalism-in-california-was-a-lie-how-my-being-a-hidden-immigrant-in-america-killed-my-self-worth/

When I first discovered the term […]

I was surprised when I saw the latest “Kimmy Came Alive Show” A show that has a comedian sit behind a desk and interview Vocal artists, celebrities and such…so this time he interviewed Katy Perry. WOW, I was […]

When I was a little kid attending an international school in Switzerland (a nation once famous for being neutral), I remember my mother telling me that I would always have to work harder in life because I was […]

These last few days I have been debating about my hair. My hair is such a hard thing to handle. I am African American, so my hair is really tightly curled. Unfortunately, I happen to have 4c hair, which is the […]

Link to my DrieCulturen blog. Please come over and read this challenge. I would love for some of you to comment. Let’s hear what you have to say.