One quote that really stuck out to me from the first chapter is again from Erica’s story. In reminiscing about her life, shuffling through her memories of growing up in Ecuador and Singapore, she rejoices in the experiences she’s had, but the nagging doubt remains. She wondered if she had livedĀ ”a life in which she [...]
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“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players…”
Posted in Chapter 1, Observer on 1 August 2009 | 4 Comments »
Where Are You From?
Posted in Chapter 1, Home on 21 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the first chapter of Third Culture Kids: The Experience of Growing Up Among Worlds, the authors pose the question “where are you from” in the story about Erica. This is a dreaded question for me. Sometimes I want to just say, “I’m from Colorado.” …I am, too. That’s where I was born. But I [...]
