To all my fellow TCK's (third culture kids) or Global Nomads. Excerpt from an article:

Immigration Official: You have a French Passport, which was issued in Indonesia, you were born in Australia, and your J-11 Visa for the US was sent to Venezuala. Is that right?"
Student: Yes
Immigration Official: Your English is amazing, how much time have you spent in the United States?
Student: Approximately 18 minutes. This is my first time.

It's a strangely familiar feeling story, isn't it?

Found an interesting website too: http://www.tckinteract.net/Profile.html#Relations
Scroll down to Development, World View, etc.
Stems from some interesting conversations I had this weekend. I gota print out of this actually my senior year of high school from my advisor. She thought it would help all of us "transition" into our next place if we understand a bit about our quirks and eccentricities that stem from our rather mobile contexts. I thought it was really interesting, and generally very true in terms of my own outlook and relationships- particularly the bit about a rather strong migratory instinct, lack of patriotism, and leave-taking patterns. Good byes are hard and I've had to make plenty of them. Isn't it easier to gradually distance yourself until that critical point comes when you have to snip ties?
One more interesting thing statistic on the site. If you're a tck from asia you're most likely to identify with smells of your environment :) ¶ 18:44