We welcome school psychologist Celine and P.E teacher Sal. Prepare to ask yourself some deep-dive questions; what choices have you made with your upbringing? How and what are you conscious about of your behavior coming from your background? Sal and Celine navigate us through their stories with some life-leading questions they’ve asked themselves. music by scottholmesmusic.com ..read more

We are back with a fresh episode! While our past episodes have mainly focused on experiences of a first-gen TCK/CCK, this time we bring to you the life of a TCK whose parents are also cross-cultural. What is it like to have a role model or example of a similar background as your parent? What does it feel like to be raised in different cultures with your siblings? In this episode, Andrew shares us his precious story on how he grew up to become the resilient ATCK he is today. music by scottholmesmusic.com ..read more

As cross-cultural individuals, how many times have you craved, missed a dish from home or from another country? Food is a source of sustenance but can also be a source of comfort or even a source that gives us a sense of home. Welcoming Livia, a cultural food blogger, we talk about how food has given us the opportunity to explore back on our identities and to learn more about our cultures. We also cover how cultural expectations from our closest ones like parents and friends had distanced us away from associating ourselves with our own cultures. As we grew up to be adults, we came to realize h ..read more

Grappling to find or chasing your passion but also tired of the “Go Go Go” mentality? In this strongly motivating but somewhat soothing episode, we welcome Ken Moinester, an aspiring CCK photographer based in AZ, US. Through his experience of adjusting across cultures and self-seeking, he shares how he navigated his way to a passionate career. He talks truly of how he has been able to hustle in an entrepreneurial but compassionate and empathetic mentality. You do not want to miss this juicy episode! music by scottholmesmusic.com ..read more

This week we created some space to talk about our own emotions while this long uncertainty. Let’s be honest, how many times have you anchored unreleased emotional energy into something else, or either suppressed it only to end up breaking down creating an audience? For us, SO MANY. We discuss how difficult it is in present societies to feel your feelings properly and why it’s so meaningful to do so for our wellbeing. We also touch on how the toxicity of social media perpetuates these narratives. We hope many of you can relate. music by scottholmesmusic.com ..read more

今回のエピソードは『恋愛』をテーマに20代の大人TCKが語り合います。TCKとしてのバックグラウンドや経験が恋愛の形、パートナーとのコミュニーションや将来観に影響していると感じた事はありませんか？Tomoka, Yasuhaに加え、ゲストであるRyonaを含めた３人のぶっちゃけトークをお楽しみください！TCKやCCKの多様性をも覗けるエピソードです。music by scottholmesmusic.com ..read more

What are nationality and national identity to you? Do you find yourself experiencing different senses of national identities when you cross borders? In this week's episode, we are inviting a guest to navigate a sense of national identity by reflecting on our TCK and CCK experience. music by scottholmesmusic.com ..read more

What is friendship to you? Living cross-culturally may mean having an unconventional idea or form of friendship that doesn’t have geographical expectations and etc. It’s a gift to be able to hold friends all over the world but it can also be a good reason to trigger your insecurities. In this episode, Yasuha and Tomoka talk about their different experiences with cross-cultural friendships and what that has brought into their life (self-awareness, relationship building patterns, etc.) Maybe you can resonate?? music by scottholmesmusic.com ..read more

This week is a special episode! Yasuha will be sharing her life story as a TCK/CCK. As a mix TCK/CCK from Thailand and Japan, her life was full of transitions and self-searching. She tells her story about how the various environmental changes and cultural shifts she had gone through had given the struggles, self conflicts that today she feels proud of. Today she says that without those experiences she wouldn't have been able to feel comfortable and confident enough to represent herself as a TCK/CCK. music by scottholmesmusic.com ..read more

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