Defining the hybrid lifestyle: living in stereo, and high definition

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I can see many more ways to do things, many more solutions to problems, many different words for the same object or the same idea.

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Stranger in your own land: when globalization is a survival tactic

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Most expats are lucky to be identity adventurers by choice. What happens when you’re born a stranger to your nation?

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Honor in defeat: what’s so great about losing?

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Can there be honor in defeat? How does your culture define national honor?

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Essentials to living an expansive life: what we hold on to

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Remaining fluent, despite language barriers. Remembering the strength we’ve shown. Freedom to live on our own terms. The ability to integrate other cultures.

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Unlikely associations: is it a sell-out to socialize with insiders?

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Sometimes this expat has felt like a duplicitous sell-out for socializing with people she normally would not.

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The twinge of heritage: ghostly urges of a post-immigration life

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After four generations of immigration, a New World woman finds the mysteries of extended lineage often crop up as synchronicity, quirks of taste, wanderlust.

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Questioning stable life: a rolling stone gathers confusing new moss

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The more a stable home life demands of this Third Culture Kid, the more she seeks out foreign interests and activities.

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Links of interest: location as identity, skin deep culture, and global critical thinking

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What does it mean to think globally and can we learn how, to sustain the planet? Is culture like clothing? New gathering places for writers abroad.

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