Welcome back to Part 2 of our interview with Justin Lau, Adult Third Culture Kid who grew up in Japan, originally from Singapore, and now working as a worship leader in London. After finishing up a deep rooted education in his international school in Japan, he had to move back to Singapore for mandatory military service. It was then that he felt more Japanese than anything, and felt comfort in the few friends who took the time to understand who he really was as a TCK.

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Our guest today is Justin Lau, Adult Third Culture Kid, originally from Singapore, who grew up in Japan and now works as a worship leader in London. Justin made the move to Japan at three months old and thrived in his international school community until he graduated at 17 years old. He shares stories about the warmth he holds for Japan and the deep connections he made with his international school friends.

Learn more about Justin on ​instagram​ or read his writing on ​his Substack: Decolonising My Faith​.

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This is Part 2 of our interview with Maïa Talabard, a third culture kid from France who is a university business school student, artist, cheerleader, and travel lover. In this episode, Maïa shares about her return to France during middle school and the people who made her transition a little easier. She also tells stories about how her experience as a TCK continues to influence her life now and encourages parents considering moving abroad to do it!

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This is part 1 of our interview with is Maïa Talabard, a third culture kid from France who is a university business school student, artist, cheerleader, and travel lover. She spent three years in Korea and three years in China during her childhood before she returned to France for high school. Maïa shares about the freedom, adventure, pollution, and connections during her time in Asia as a TCK.

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Melissa and Tracy share their stories about experiencing hospitality when living abroad, and they also share stories from listeners Alwina, Urmi, Monica, and Scott. Whatever the version of hospitality and whatever it looks like in a host country or upon our return, there is no denying the human warmth received and gratefulness produced. Today's stories show that hospitality is sharing food, places, and culture. It builds bonds and creates new memories. When we experience hospitality, it makes us feel connected, humbled, joyful, and more human. We may never be able to repay it, but we can always pass it on.

Welcome back to Part 2 of our interview with third culture kid Shukura Babirye, a travel and nature-lover from the United Kingdom who grew up in the United States and Singapore. Her return to the UK was one she was nervous about, and even arriving at the airport produced anxiety.  Without her mom or twin brother nearby, the transition to her UK university was a lonely one.  Listen to Shukura share her trial and error of finding friends and feeling of belonging, learning London slang, creating her own brown and black hikers group, and advice she has for TCK parents.

Find Shukura and learn about moja collective at ⁠www.instagram.com/shucamina⁠ and ⁠www.instagram.com/moja.collective⁠

Also mentioned in this episode:

Misunderstood: The Impact of Growing Up Overseas in the 21st Century, by Tanya Crossman - ⁠https://misunderstood-book.com/⁠

Global Citizen Year Fellowship - https://tiltingfutures.org/global-citizen-year-fellowship/

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This is part 1 of our interview with Shukura Babirye, a travel and nature-lover and  adult Third Culture Kid from the United Kingdom.  Shukura and her twin brother attended British schools in the United States and Singapore because their mom worked at their international British schools in those two countries.  Shukura values the global perspective and access to service opportunities at her international schools.  In Singapore, however, Shukura found it very challenging to be a young black woman in an elite Asian environment.

Find Shukura and learn about moja collective at www.instagram.com/shucamina and www.instagram.com/moja.collective

Also mentioned in this episode:

Misunderstood: The Impact of Growing Up Overseas in the 21st Century, by Tanya Crossman - https://misunderstood-book.com/

https://www.roundsquare.org/

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Welcome back to Part 2 of our interview with Sam Fisher, adult TCK who grew up in Indonesia and Malaysia as a missionary kid to a local Indonesian mom and an American dad. Returning to the U.S. for college was another huge transition, but his network of relationships from boarding school and all the new university friends helped him feel at home. In this episode, listen to Sam discuss his journey defining his identity, embracing his superpower of fitting in, and processing his childhood even more as he and his wife raise their own children. He realizes that it is never too late for TCKs to have conversations about their growing up years.

Find Sam on Instagram at instagram.com/losfisher.

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This is part 1 of our interview with Sam Fisher, an adult Third Culture Kid who grew up in Indonesia and Malaysia as a missionary kid to a local Indonesian mom and American dad. Returning to the U.S. for college, Sam is now a book seller and dad of four in his forties living near Boston. Sam’s family spent some periods of his childhood in the US, but they primarily lived in Indonesia in a small, tight knit community, until Sam went to boarding school in Malaysia for middle and high school. Though this meant that he only saw his parents twice a year during long vacations, his school community, and faith, provided him with an extended family.

Find Sam at instagram.com/losfisher

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This is Part 2 of our interview with adult third Culture Kid Sherene Joseph, a writer and storyteller born in Tamil Nadu, India.  After growing up in Oman from the age of 4 to 17 years old, she moved back to India for university studies.  Sherene later married and moved to the US with her own family.   In this part of her interview, she shares her stories of returning to India after university and not being able to fully share about her growing up in Oman.  As time went on, she realized that she shouldn’t lock up those experiences which were so much a part of her.

Learn more about Sherene and find link to her ​Substack newsletter​ as well as many of her ​published articles​ on her website: ​www.sherenejoseph.me​ Follow Sherene on Instagram: ​@elsjoseph

Also mentioned in this episode: Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds by David C. Pollock and Ruth E. Van Reken

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