Can you miss a place you barely remember? Growing up between countries can make the idea of home surprisingly complicated. Sometimes the places that shaped us most are the ones we remember the least, living on through family stories, old photographs, familiar smells and fragments of childhood. This is a reflection on memory, migration and the strange feeling of belonging to places we can no longer fully remember.

Why do we sound like different people in different countries? After my cousin noticed how differently I speak to my friends in Milan, I started paying attention to the way my voice, humour and behaviour change between Italy, Dubai and the US. Maybe changing with our surroundings doesn’t mean we’re being different people. Maybe it reveals how much of who we are is shaped by the cultures, languages and people around us.

Growing up somewhere else might not have made me a completely different person, but it could have changed almost everything I think of as “me.” After listening to psychologist Dorsa Amir discuss how children learn and create culture, I started wondering how much of our personality, habits and assumptions are really ours, and how much we inherit from the world around us.

This is probably the question I keep coming back to. We often talk about languages as if some are naturally more important than others. English is a global language, some languages are considered useful for business or international communication, while others are described as rare or endangered. But useful to whom, and important according to what?

I came across Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at NYU while looking through some university programs and events connected to Italian culture. I was expecting to find the usual things: Italian literature, cinema, art, maybe Dante or Renaissance history. Instead, I found an event about something much more familiar to me: Italian food. The event, called Why Bragga-don’t-cio?!, looked at how Italian culture and cuisine have evolved through the Italian diaspora, particularly in the

A few days ago everything felt normal. School, homework, complaining about assignments, making plans for the weekend. The usual rhythm of life. Then suddenly everything paused. School stopped. Many of us are staying home for safety. Friends are packing bags and flying to different countries. Some families are leaving temporarily. The group chats that usually talk about homework or random memes now look completely different. People are sharing flight updates, rumors, ques

Living between cultures can be both exciting and challenging. As a Third Culture Kid (TCK), you might find yourself juggling different identities, languages, and expectations. This unique experience can sometimes affect your mental well-being in ways others might not fully understand. That’s why creating a mental well-being blog tailored for TCKs can be a powerful way to share stories, offer support, and build a community where you feel seen and heard. In this post, I’ll walk

Some people find yoga through fitness. Others discover it when life gets shaky and they need something to help them feel steady again. That’s how Isabella Ciocca found it. Isabella is a certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) with over 500 hours of Yoga Teacher Training completed in India and Dubai. Born and raised in Italy, she has spent many years living abroad. Now, she runs her own studio in Dubai, where she works with individuals and groups using a therapeutic approach to yoga

So, are you going home for the holidays? Where is home? People usually mean well. They’re being friendly and probably just trying to make small talk. If you’ve lived in one place your whole life, home is obvious. You simply say a country, city, town, or maybe even a neighborhood, and you move on. However, if you’ve lived in three or more places, changed schools, left friends, and learned to blend in quickly, answering those types of questions can be tricky. So when someone a

Anthropology is the study of people and cultures, how we live, think, and connect. For expat kids, it’s a way to adjust to life anywhere in the world. When you understand that every culture has its own “normal,” things start to make more sense. Maybe people eat dinner later than you’re used to, or they greet with a kiss instead of a handshake. Instead of feeling out of place or uncomfortable, you can approach these differences like an anthropologist, with curiosity instead

When you think of the word anthropology, you might think of scientists digging up fossils or living with tribes in the jungle. But really, anthropology is the study of people, how we live, think, and interact. And if you’re an expat kid, you’ve basically been doing anthropology your whole life. Maybe not intentionally, and definitely without taking notes, but moving between countries means constantly noticing how people do things differently. You start paying attention to thi

When you first start learning psychology, it’s easy to get confused with all the words. Especially the long ones. Some sound like they belong in a science lab, not in everyday life. But once you know what they mean, these terms can help you understand yourself and others better. Here are 9 psychology words you might not know, explained simply:

Moving to a new country changes a lot more than just your address. For expat kids like me, it means learning to fit into a place where the language, culture, and even the small everyday things feel unfamiliar. People see the “adventure” side of it, but they don’t always see how tough it can be on their mental health. When you leave your home country, you also leave friends, family traditions, and the comfort of knowing how things work. Suddenly, you’re the “new kid” again,

Hi, I'm Giulia, and I've moved countries multiple times. Being an expat sounds exciting, and it can be, but it also comes with challenges most people don’t really see. I started this blog to talk about what life is actually like for kids and teens who have moved more times than they can count. Things like adjusting to new schools, making friends, feeling out of place, missing home, and taking care of our mental health while everything around us keeps changing.