Third Culture people... I had never heard that phrase before, but living here, among the VERY international crowd where people have lived in 7,8,9... countries, we are starting to hear it often. Today, the school offered a short seminar for parents and a longer one for kids about being in a third culture society. This just means when you have lived in more than one country and can no longer strongly identify with just one culture. You become a blend of 1, 2 or more different cultures, thus creating this "3rd culture society". Very interesting. The speaker was very dynamic and American so very easy to understand. He identified the pros and the cons of this type of society and made everyone feel as though their feelings were normal. The kids also enjoyed listening to him today and several stories to tell.
After the talk, I joined a couple of my new "3rd culture friends" for fika at a cute little coffee shop near the school. One friend is from New Zealand and one from Columbia. Interesting and fun!
The rest of the day was spent on errands and trying to get back into our normal routine.
Tabitha and I went out for a quick shopping trip after school. It is sooooo easy to shop here, really tooooo easy to shop here but she needs a new, warm winter coat and we haven't found just the right one yet.
Today, while at the grocery store... The clerk said something to me in Swedish, when I apologized in English and told her that I was sorry but that I only spoke English, she apologized to me and said, "No, I am sorry, I should have spoken English"! Everyone is so nice here! Why would she apologize to me and feel the need to be the one modifying her ways for me?
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