Expat Focus

Growing Up As A Third Culture Kid In Australia


Listen Later

A topic that comes up quite often in our Facebook groups is moving abroad with children. What’s the ideal age? Especially if they're going to need to learn a new language? What about the best time of year to move? And how do you make the assimilation process, from learning new cultural norms to making new friends, as smooth and enjoyable as possible?

My guest today is someone who can speak from experience. Sharon Green is the founding editor of online publication SHE DEFINED. And in 1998, just before she turned 12, Sharon migrated with her family from Durban in South Africa to Melbourne in Australia.

Sharon’s going to share her experience of being a third culture kid, and how it has shaped her sense of belonging as an adult.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Expat FocusBy Expat Focus: For Anyone Moving Or Living Abroad

  • 4
  • 4
  • 4
  • 4
  • 4

4

39 ratings


More shows like Expat Focus

View all
Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast by Chris Christensen

Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast

46 Listeners

99% Invisible by Roman Mars

99% Invisible

26,162 Listeners

Minnesota Today by Minnesota Public Radio

Minnesota Today

212 Listeners

Airline Weekly Lounge Podcast by Skift

Airline Weekly Lounge Podcast

133 Listeners

Secular Buddhism by Noah Rasheta

Secular Buddhism

2,615 Listeners

Afford Anything by Paula Pant | Cumulus Podcast Network

Afford Anything

3,524 Listeners

Pod Save America by Crooked Media

Pod Save America

86,750 Listeners

Pod Save the World by Crooked Media

Pod Save the World

24,701 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

111,917 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

15,335 Listeners

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart by Comedy Central

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

10,613 Listeners

On with Kara Swisher by Vox Media

On with Kara Swisher

3,362 Listeners

Catching Up to FI by Bill Yount & Jackie Cummings Koski

Catching Up to FI

328 Listeners

The Economics of Everyday Things by Freakonomics Network & Zachary Crockett

The Economics of Everyday Things

1,619 Listeners

The New York Times Narrated by The New York Times

The New York Times Narrated

36 Listeners