tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post7526788395917223693..comments2023-09-13T17:12:50.998+01:00Comments on A Compass Rose: TCK: Where I Come From Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-85798333006759129112013-10-07T13:43:35.060+01:002013-10-07T13:43:35.060+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04916412620762033342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-734818915450263172013-10-07T13:42:14.379+01:002013-10-07T13:42:14.379+01:00I can relate. My father is a diplomat at the Ethio...I can relate. My father is a diplomat at the Ethiopian foreign service, I spent six years in England, one in Egypt, nine in Ethiopia and three in the USA. My accent is vaguely British and usually elicits "so you're from south Africa right?" lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04916412620762033342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-46594023970679218792013-09-23T02:17:25.869+01:002013-09-23T02:17:25.869+01:00I just discovered your blog Bonnie, and I am reall...I just discovered your blog Bonnie, and I am really impressed with your perspective on life and with your photographic work. This post in particular is enlightening, worldly and beautifully written. Thanks for sharing your story.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-66668667415193328182013-09-06T04:35:54.590+01:002013-09-06T04:35:54.590+01:00I've been seeing a lot of posts like this late...I've been seeing a lot of posts like this lately! I have always struggled with my identity and where my home is. My parents are Italian and German, but I grew up American in the USA. We moved non-stop and then finally settled in Charlotte, NC for 12 years. I then started moving around like crazy yet again for the next decade. Surprisingly, I'm not back in Charlotte trying to put down roots. It still doesn't feel like home though!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-32976951497666411912013-09-05T12:51:07.844+01:002013-09-05T12:51:07.844+01:00Thank you Gina! Thank you for encouragement it m...Thank you Gina! Thank you for encouragement it makes me want to write so much more on this topic when I get comments like this. I am glad you are doing Blogtember too! xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-80177462270951150732013-09-05T12:49:28.665+01:002013-09-05T12:49:28.665+01:00I love that this brought all the TCKs out of the w...I love that this brought all the TCKs out of the wood work ;) Its nice to know that there are us out there that can understand and makes our world much smaller! xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-37578830761724238592013-09-05T12:46:35.150+01:002013-09-05T12:46:35.150+01:00Yep, thats what you gotta do sometimes. :) Love ha...Yep, thats what you gotta do sometimes. :) Love having you as a reader Rachel. xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-59248448663215948212013-09-05T12:45:58.532+01:002013-09-05T12:45:58.532+01:00It really does, and I think moving a lot can be so...It really does, and I think moving a lot can be so beneficial! thank you for sharing the link I will check that out! xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-83575715507301778142013-09-05T12:45:17.142+01:002013-09-05T12:45:17.142+01:00Thank you Gab! I just love Blogtember. xThank you Gab! I just love Blogtember. xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-15312021204192829822013-09-05T12:45:03.480+01:002013-09-05T12:45:03.480+01:00Yep! Cue the sighs...i know that too well. I try t...Yep! Cue the sighs...i know that too well. I try to bypass that as quick as possible and ask a question to get them on to something else. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-71615717027829688202013-09-05T12:44:13.536+01:002013-09-05T12:44:13.536+01:00Accents are so interesting! Its sad cause they can...Accents are so interesting! Its sad cause they can define us, and the world is so much bigger than that. I totally get that 'not quite american, not quite english'. My husband's accent has been changing and sometimes he will get asked if he is irish, and to me sometimes he sounds canadian.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-51197998471065935192013-09-05T12:40:30.517+01:002013-09-05T12:40:30.517+01:00It is nice how living abroad or outside your home ...It is nice how living abroad or outside your home country can really impact your life and change you forever more. It will be interesting with raising TCKs. I know I find every day with my kids interesting. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-28881171465175445952013-09-05T12:39:21.487+01:002013-09-05T12:39:21.487+01:00I am glad you enjoyed this. Its nice to inform and...I am glad you enjoyed this. Its nice to inform and tell people a little about what it is like as a TCK.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-90913343277022434342013-09-05T12:38:49.922+01:002013-09-05T12:38:49.922+01:00So glad you enjoyed this post on TCKs for Blogtemb...So glad you enjoyed this post on TCKs for Blogtember! I love hearing how others live their life and so its nice to know people love reading about this life too. :) xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-73023482987710220322013-09-05T12:35:59.479+01:002013-09-05T12:35:59.479+01:00Oh yes, little neat boxes. But life is never that ...Oh yes, little neat boxes. But life is never that neat. :) haha, I loved the spice girls! So glad that you really liked this post and that inspired you! xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-88560158805032974182013-09-05T12:34:13.913+01:002013-09-05T12:34:13.913+01:00Thank you Chelsea for your encouragement!Thank you Chelsea for your encouragement!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-44339411752462627992013-09-05T12:33:45.625+01:002013-09-05T12:33:45.625+01:00Glad to have you lurking around Erika! Hope you li...Glad to have you lurking around Erika! Hope you like the sequential blogtember posts, I really love these monthly challenges! xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-82404444174568461582013-09-05T12:32:05.772+01:002013-09-05T12:32:05.772+01:00Thank you I saw something similar somewhere and wa...Thank you I saw something similar somewhere and wanted to make one specific to my background. In the military world TCKS are not a widely known term. So it was nice to put something out that reflected that. Accents are so interesting aren't they?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-78545695331220511442013-09-05T12:29:55.686+01:002013-09-05T12:29:55.686+01:00I am so glad I could have helped. I said it before...I am so glad I could have helped. I said it before on facebook, but it truly is the reason why I blog. It is so great to have a community like this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-44990272379464966902013-09-05T12:22:55.406+01:002013-09-05T12:22:55.406+01:00Sweet, you will have to let me know when it goes l...Sweet, you will have to let me know when it goes live so I can share it on twitter!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-69531457400052000012013-09-05T12:00:13.817+01:002013-09-05T12:00:13.817+01:00Theres a term I found a while back of Cross Cultur...Theres a term I found a while back of Cross Cultural Kids CCK I think is what it was, but def sounds like it fits you. Its def something we can all relate on with identifying to different cultures. :) It is shame that people put people in boxes like that. So glad to have gotten to know more about you through this post Annie! xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-40272674309668903732013-09-05T11:58:32.833+01:002013-09-05T11:58:32.833+01:00It would be nice if there would be a way to just s...It would be nice if there would be a way to just say 'I'm Susuanne' and that would be enough. But with the TCK and expat world expanding and the world in turn becoming smaller, i bet one day it will be. :) xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-51187865511806350812013-09-05T06:52:29.273+01:002013-09-05T06:52:29.273+01:00I have a post just like this planned! When people ...I have a post just like this planned! When people ask me where I am from, I never know where to say. If they are specific like, "where were you born" or "where do you live" then that's easy, but where I'm from, well that's an entirely different story altogether :) xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-82356705236780806572013-09-04T21:57:02.753+01:002013-09-04T21:57:02.753+01:00Your posts have helped me so much discover who I a...Your posts have helped me so much discover who I am. I may not have a French passport ( yet) but France is my home. I may be British and American, and have to wear whatever labels one gives me, but one can never tell me where home is, or even (I've found) what my nationality is. I will always crave the wandering world. I will always want to be in many places at the same time. Powerful, that is all I can say Bonnie!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957052.post-84312208397164830822013-09-04T09:57:12.825+01:002013-09-04T09:57:12.825+01:00I love your Venn diagram as an explanation! :o) I ...I love your Venn diagram as an explanation! :o) I can understand this well, and it actually bothered me for awhile after we returned to the States after living in Singapore. I had lost my southern American accent and had developed a more region-free American accent. You wouldn't think that something as simple as an accent would trigger feelings of not knowing where you belonged or fit in, but it does. My Tennessee friends would make fun of me for sounding like a northerner (I didn't, but because they knew I didn't sound like them, I MUST be a Yankee.) and so I tried to get my southern accent back, but it never felt natural. I love your chameleon analogy - it's a very good way to explain what living in many places does for a person.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104noreply@blogger.com