Being a cross-cultural kid having lived in both India and the Netherlands, both countries feel like home. For me both countries encompass delights and disappointments. I may write another blog on that topic, but it’ll take quite some thinking and rewriting. Sharing something else instead. Something that came as an eye-opener when I travelled withContinue reading “Visiting my home…not his”
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A virtual campfire
I was planning on participating in a ‘virtual campfire’ on Social Media, which was facilitated by a number of international cross-cultural coaches. The posts people shared in this ‘virtual campfire’ thread were frank, sincere and heartwarming. Over the past few months when I reacted on posts and interacted with people in this group, I feltContinue reading “A virtual campfire”
A trip down memory lane
My alma mater: Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in New Delhi. This past trip to India turned out to be a trip down memory lane. As you’ve read in A shared history, I met up with classmates from my ‘old school’ SPV. Some people I hadn’t met in 25 years, but it was amazing. I felt soContinue reading “A trip down memory lane”
It brought a tear to my eyes
Reading another chameleon’s thoughts on my book Colours of a Cultural Chameleon made me speechless, filled my heart with joy & brought a tear to my eyes ❤️ What made my eyes well up?I don’t know, but maybe the fact that it resonated so deeply and that even though our stories are so different, nonethelessContinue reading “It brought a tear to my eyes”
Shakti Hannie 