What does it feel like to grow up abroad

I'm a third culture kid, which means I spent a significant amount of my childhood abroad. Many people have asked me, what's it like to grow up abroad. Here's my short answer:

1. You realise your own language is very limited, so you need to use phrases from the other language

2. You always miss someone

3. You say goodbye a lot

4. You always miss something (food, candy, TV, weather, buildings...)

5. You don't know where you're from

6. You most likely love airports and planes

7. When you go back to your "home" country, you feel like an outsider

8. Being a foreigner feels normal. And when you're not, it's WEIRD.

9. Cultural and practical differences abroad don't bother you

10. You have more political, religious and cultural knowledge than your peer's back "home"

And so it begins

Some background info 
(you can skip this part if you don't like reading and just want to get to the point)

I study at the University of Eastern Finland. In September I'll start my 6th year (and hopefully my last year) as a student. My major is Education, especially counseling. So one day I'll be a qualified guidance counselor/career advisor/counselor.

If you skipped the background info part, begin here!

Last week I started something big. I started doing my master's thesis. Yikes! I'm super excited and nervous at the same time.

By wing_clipper

My topic is Third culture kids and my research methodology is Grounded Theory. 

So far I've conducted only one interview, but it's a start! I'll keep you posted on my "great scientific endeavor".

And so it began...