Thoughts on Food, Culture, and More…
A Third Culture Kid:
Third culture kids (TCK) are people raised in a culture other than their parents’ or the culture of the country named on their passport (where they are legally considered native) for a significant part of their early development years. They are often exposed to a greater variety of cultural influences. The term can refer to both adults and children.
TCKs move between cultures before they have had the opportunity to fully develop their personal and cultural identity. The first culture of such individuals is the culture of the country from which their parents originated, the second is the culture/cultures in which the person has grown up, resulting in the third culture: the mixture of each.
My Story:
I was born in Britain, but didn’t stay there long. We moved to America when I was two weeks old, and when I was seven my family bought a boat and began to travel around the Caribbean, Central and South America. We only returned to the UK in 2014 when I needed to take my high school exams. As a result, I don’t identify much with my ‘passport culture’, or any culture in particular. It’s a gift and a curse.
Columbia, Panama, Mexico, Oh My! Recipe for TCK Tamales
Want an international twist on your classic tamale recipe? This vegetarian tamale recipe has you covered with a Columbian, Caribbean and British twist.
What Does the Red Hand Mean for MMIW?
In recent years, awareness and calls for justice for Indigenous Women have been slowly growing, with many on social media and at organised events choosing to wear red handprints across their mouths, with matching red dresses, all as a way of showing solidarity and spreading awareness of the MMIW epidemic.
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Culturally Confused 