"That
accent," they would begin, "where is it from?"
I'd say, "Yes, it's rather
trans-Atlantic, eh? Kind of American, with Weegie twang."
"So where are you from?"
This is my favourite part, and I've cut it down to less than a minute, it gets the ball rolling on what it was like living and growing up elsewhere.
"I have Filipino-Chinese DNA, my Dad is from Glasgow, my Mum from Philippines. Growing up, I've lived in
Singapore,
Malaysia,
Saudi Arabia and
Dubai, and I've been living in
Scotland for the past 4 years. Home is planet Earth."
Travelled mostly due to my Dad working for construction companies across the globe.
People then ask me, "So, what are you?"
I had trouble identifying myself with being 'Scottish', or 'Filipino'.
Nationality is not my label.
And as much as I don't believe labels, I came across what is now known as 'Third Culture Kid' (TCK or ATCK for the adult version of that... or as I put it AWESOME THIRD CULTURE KID!) B-)
TCKs live 'in the air', as I like to describe it. Metaphorically, as our expectations do hang... in the air... on an aeroplane.
The internet is also our home, where we can stay in touch with all our friends who've scattered abroad and dispersed globally... it's hard to keep up! Keeping in contact through social media sites, such as Facebook and Skype.
But why is it we are more prone to having an identity crisis? It's only natural.
Maybe you see the
underlinings and skirts of suggestion.
Maybe not.
The main point here is, as a TCK, who are/were the people we bring/brought with us in mind and heart?
I always told myself,
'It's not where you go or what you do, it's who you're with'.
Just as time will pass by when you're having a good time.
This little philosophy of mine applies to almost everything in my life and naturally we are products of environment.
This blog is not of my travels. It will be of my settling where 'home' is Peace of Mind.
My name is Ashley, and this is my story...
