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Experiencing Others Testimonies
When I was a teen I had this strange idea I needed to go off and live life so Jesus could save me and I’d finally have a testimony and...
Carissa Gobble
Jan 9, 20241 min read


When you finally tell somebody...
Bali, Indonesia 2008- My avocado smoothie arrived, “terima kasih” I responded shocking the waiter by using their language despite my...
Carissa Gobble
Jul 1, 20233 min read


Election Chaos Response
Yesterday & election night was rough. It felt like this roller coaster of ups & downs of hope & anxiety & a huge draw to constantly check...
Carissa Gobble
Nov 5, 20202 min read


Giving Away Our Energy To Things We Can't Control
How much of your mental and emotional energy do you give to things or people you can’t control? It surprises me still how often and how...
Carissa Gobble
Oct 2, 20202 min read


Grief Means It Meant Something
“Part of the reason women are so tired is because we are spending so much energy trying to ‘keep it together’. So much energy devoted to...
Carissa Gobble
Jul 8, 20202 min read


Who Needs Toilet Paper?!
We shared this one bathroom between 8 people for months. Our family conversation on Sunday with my parents... “Everyone is freaking out...
Carissa Gobble
Mar 8, 20201 min read


Pre-Grieving: A TCK Coping Mechanism
(Excerpt from I’m from Earth?) "Although I didn’t understand it as I was going through it, I was pre-grieving a future loss of dear...
Carissa Gobble
Mar 3, 20201 min read


Reverse Culture Shock
(Excerpt from “I’m from...Earth?”) “I locked the public bathroom stall door behind me in the Seattle International Airport, sat down, and...
Carissa Gobble
Feb 28, 20202 min read


We Rode Camels Not Horses...
(I’m from...Earth? Book excerpt) “Just think about how many stories you have to tell when you come back from a trip overseas. Third...
Carissa Gobble
Feb 20, 20201 min read


Are You American or Are You Asian?
2 DAYS until “I’m from...Earth?” is available! (So another excerpt to tie us over..) “America seemed like a sort of utopia, this place of...
Carissa Gobble
Feb 16, 20202 min read


We Look Just Like You But Aren't Like You....
Doesn’t everyone hike through rice paddies for fun in high school? Here’s another book excerpt... “What is really hard for Third Culture...
Carissa Gobble
Feb 13, 20202 min read


REAL Poverty : Third Culture Kid Experience
(Excerpt from “I’m from Earth?”) “A lot of us Third Culture Kids have witnessed poverty at a level most of our peers have not. I remember...
Carissa Gobble
Feb 12, 20201 min read
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