A TCK Raising Thriving World-Wise TCKs!

About this episode

Adrienne Belaire shares her experiences growing up in Saudi Arabia and her journey of raising her children in a multicultural environment.

Adrienne Belaire grew up on Aramco compounds in Saudi Arabia from first grade through high school, a world full of sunshine, small communities, and the particular freedom of a life lived between cultures. She is a wife, mother, potter, and artist who, after navigating her own sometimes turbulent repatriation to the United States, made a quietly remarkable decision: to go back again. She returned to Saudi Arabia as an adult gave birth to and has raised her three children there, giving them t...

People in this episode

Host: Doreen Cumberford

Guest: Adrienne Belaire

Topics covered

• Third Culture Kids
• Repatriation
• Cultural Identity
• Parenting
• Art

Keywords

• TCK
• Saudi Arabia
• repatriation
• cultural freedom
• parenting

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Saudi Arabia, United States

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