Dealing With Grief During Christmas
Out of all the emotions a person could feel during Christmas, why was mine grief? The feeling stemmed from being away from my “extended family,” and I don’t mean my blood relations.
3 Ways Love Casts Out Fear
Are you sick of living in fear? I know I am. The TCK life can introduce a myriad of fears – fear of interacting with people who may stereotype you, fear of not knowing what will happen in the next country, fear of committing social faux pas … you name it …
3 (More) Things I’ve Learned From Repatriation
The unexpected situation – no matter how surprising and undesirable it is – is expected by God.
3 Things I’ve Learned From Repatriation
Many TCKs are not aware of certain unresolved grief because there are many hidden and unknown losses they’ve accumulated throughout their life…
The Struggle of Fitting Into My Passport Country
“Everyone knew everyone and no one knew me.” That was exactly how I felt when I moved to Singapore, my passport country. Being born there, I felt the expectations of society and myself that I needed to fit in because I was born a local, but I couldn’t …
In the Midst of a Changing World
We live in a world of changes. A move to another house is a shift in our physical home and neighbourhood. Whereas, a move to another country is a shift in more than just a physical home and neighbourhood. …
A Gift Can be a Cup of Water
When you read the word gift, what is the first thing that pops into your mind? And what do you think of when you put it in the TCK context? There are “typical” gifts many of us think TCKs possess. They include but are not limited to fluency in multiple languages, people skills, and cultural …
Overcoming Fear of the Unknown
Sorting out clothes and belongings, getting rid of those that I don’t need, keeping a few to remind myself of a country, and seeing cardboard waiting to be taped and formed into boxes. It is an all too familiar process I go through many times …