People Like Us - S3 E6 Amanda Bates - TCK Podcast

In a change to the usual format, in this episode your host, Jen Mohindra, describes what it’s like to be an adult third culture kid.   Topics discussed include: -     Restlessness and rootlessness -...

24 Maj 202318min

Shannon Irby grew up as a military brat. She was born in Germany and also spent her childhood in the USA, Japan and Turkey. Shannon describes her experience of being a hidden immigrant as an African A...

9 Feb 202231min

Sabrina Johnston is an adopted TCK of mixed heritage who was born in Indonesia and also spent her childhood in Brunei, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia and she now lives in Perth, Western Australia. Sabrina t...

2 Feb 202232min

Agakura Burihabwa was born in Germany to Burundian parents of origin Then after a brief stint in the United Kingdom her family moved to Kenya. Agakura talks about the difficulty of returning to German...

26 Jan 202233min

Anna Snyder was born in Cameroon which is where her parents are from, and her upbringing was spent between Cameroon, Nigeria and Niger and then she headed to Texas. Anna had to learn a new language qu...

19 Jan 202232min

In this week’s episode we have a change to the usual format. Here we have three TCK experts in the discussion: Amanda Bates and Michael V Pollock and me, Jen Mohindra. We address the things that TCKs ...

12 Jan 202239min

Born to American parents, Mark McElroy moved to Malaysia when he was one year old and went back to the USA to go to university. Having attended international schools in Malaysia he grew up with the co...

15 Dec 202132min

Vanessa Callari is of mixed heritage – American and Filipino and spent her formative years between the two countries. Vanessa describes how what feels like home is not a static concept to her and how...

8 Dec 202131min