Exploring things cultural, political, and experiential in China and the USA from a Third Culture Kid who grew up on both sides of the world
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I'm an American, expat writer, and 3rd Culture Kid-dult. I spent a decade in China, and recently came back Stateside.
Now I'm looking to share my background, establish myself as a successful fiction and non-fiction writer, and bring my beautiful Chinese fiancee back home to build the dream.
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I don't use any materials from other sources without permission, and I kindly ask that you do the same.
Share, link, pass on the word to all of your threads to your heart's content (I hope you do). But please respect the work it takes to bring you quality media by not using or reproducing what you find here without my permission.
This is me getting off my non-proprietary image of a tree stump.
