Third Culture Convos

What do you do when you grow up in more than one place? How does it shape you? How do you identify? Who do you hang out with? In this week's episode we interview Faris Fetyani, a third culture auto photographer that grew up between New York and Saudi Arabia. How did the cultural differences affect his growing up? From parties to school, to relationships we explore the shades of grey.

In this very special episode, MJ and Waseem sit down, live and in-person, for the first time since the pandemic affected life across the globe in March 2020. They reflect on vaccine hesitancy, vaccination rates and what to do when you're 100% sure about something.

Welcome to our third cultured meanderings.

Waseem, MJ, and Rashed discuss multiple language abilities. How does knowing more than one language influence an individual and their life experiences? What effect does society have in language use and development? Join us in our meandering.

Waseem and Rashed discuss the type of history taught in schools and the lack of historical truth associated with the curriculums. How does the realization of the grey area and its content affect one's perception of history? Join us in our meandering.

In this episode, Waseem and Majid discuss the Middle Eastern concept of wasta, aka favors and influence. How is influence and the social dimensions of Wasta affect the way life is lived and the way things get done? Is Wasta a purely Middle Eastern concept? What are the North American similarities to the concept? Tune in and enjoy.

In this special Eid episode, Waseem is flying solo and he discusses what being a father means to him. Meandering and sharing, Waseem shares his feelings towards fatherhood and what he thinks the role of a father is in a child's life. Join him.

Waseem and Mj ponder whether one can be successful without being a success. Do you have to be rich or wealthy? Do you have to be the best/greatest/most? Can you define these terms on your terms?

In this episode Waseem, Mj, and Rashed discuss job expectations in the Eastern vs the Western worlds. What pressures are placed on youth? What employment opportunities are available, and what are the effects on the lived experiences of the younger generation? Join us in our meandering.

Waseem and Majid open by debating what's more important - a narrative or its narrator. They look at examples of stand up comedians, female footballers, Barack Obama and Muhammad Ali while also discussing the morality of the ongoing UEFA Euro 2020 football tournament.

In a lighter episode, Waseem and Mj discuss the meaning of home for third culture kids. Is it a geographic location, the people around you, or a mix? At some point, Batman, Bruce Wayne, and Michael Moore enter the discussion as does the movie Armageddon