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Changing faster than Change
Let me introduce myself first, my name is Riad and I consider myself part of the third culture kid. How about we start with a little...


The Chinese German
Basically, I grew up in Germany in a small village where farms and green fields make the village what it is. I went to the same school my...


This is cheesy
The bathroom stall was cold. The marble counter that bordered the window pane was colder. Fuck this is cheesy. It took me 30 minutes to...


Keeping Grounded
I wrote out my background and promptly deleted it. You’ll thank me, it was boring. Since the impressionable age of four, I spent a good...


A Lithuanian in Alaska
I was in 3rd year in university when I had to decide what to do in summer. Many things crossed my mind but I chose to travel to the...


Memories of not belonging
I don’t actually ever remember living in the country I’m supposed to class as “Home”. At the age of 3 my family moved to Pune, India...
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