THIRD CULTURE KID

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Coral fun in the sun

I took my first breath under water at the age of 10, just off the shores of the paradisiacal island of Bonaire. As I descended into the...

Everybody has an Onkel Hugo

Let me tell you a story about my heritage (one I am fortunate to know, unlike so many descendants of victims of the slave trade). In...

The Mzungu Effect

Walking down the unpaved streets, the word ‘mzungu’ (white person/foreigner) is cried out by the children. The sudden appearance of a...

'A white person's problem'

‘The mentally ill frighten and embarrass us. And so we marginalize the people who most need our acceptance. What mental health needs is...

The bigger picture

‘The issues we are spoonfed by the media often aren’t the issues most people are living with. The issues we are shown are media-friendly,...

‘I came in with a gun, I will go out with a gun.’

Buildings and posters burn bright with the vibrant yellow of the sun, the colour of the ruling party: the National Resistance Movement,...

Teaching

Sexual and reproductive health: HIV, STIs, Puberty, Gender, Teenage Pregnancy, Health promotions and tippy tap building, Relationships. ...

‘The fat pet cat to the starving stray’

Disparities in wealth and development are unconcealed in Uganda. Standards of living varied with each placement. Some accommodation was...

Culture shock

Uganda is one of the most diverse countries on the planet. It has many native languages, each with their many dialects, each arguing the...

500 Shades of Uganda

My first journal entry read: ‘Uganda is a beautiful (if disorganized) country.Everything is an amazing green – essentially a gigantic...

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Coral fun in the sun

Everybody has an Onkel Hugo

The Mzungu Effect