Personal BackgroundI jokingly call myself an expat since birth. I was born in Karachi, Pakistan, I took my first steps in Manama, Bahrain and I attended my first school in New York City, in the United States. By the time I was ten years old, my global childhood meant that I had grown up in three countries, in two languages and was constantly correcting the pronunciation of my name. If you’re curious, this is how I pronounce it on namecoach. Click the icon below.
When I was 19 years old, I left my home in Karachi with a blue suitcase and a one-way ticket to Boston’s Logan Airport. I have since lived in ten countries as both a Third Culture Kid (TCK) and an expat adult: The Kingdom of Bahrain, the United States (NY, MA, TX), Pakistan, the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Ghana and Portugal. Please don’t ask me which country is my favorite; it’s like asking me to choose my favorite child.
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