Greetings once more
I am sorry that in the last few years I have let my posting to this website be pretty dormant as I entered a new stage of life of becoming my 96 year old mom’s primary caregiver. But I want my dormancy to change!
I can’t promise a total revolution, but I will do what I can and hope to write something at least once a month for this beginning page of my website. As you can see from the title of the site to other articles already included, my interest has grown from third culture kids only to what it is we have learned from this “prototype citizen” (to use Dr. Ted Ward’s phrase) that is useful as we face the increasing cultural diversity and global mobility so present in todays’ world. I would love to explore some of these questions on forums here with you so will try to start that soon.
Meanwhile, I am posting a series of 3 articles I wrote for x-pat magazine (x-expat.com) in 2012. Ultimately, the last one was not posted and currently the others are not available on the original link. So I have been given permission to post them on my site. Here are the links to perhaps start this discussion, even if they are four years old and much has happened in the world since then. I invite your responses!
X-Expats’ Open Talks Series: Casual Conversations with Ruth Van Reken – Part 1
X-Expats’ Open Talks Series: Casual Conversations with Ruth Van Reken – Part 2
X-Expats’ Open Talks Series: Casual Conversations with Ruth Van Reken – Part 3
See you again soon. Ruth