as a child’s culture events one thing to be the traditions customs and values of
be the traditions customs and values of
be the traditions customs and values of a place and its people to be cultural
a place and its people to be cultural
a place and its people to be cultural runs alongside with geographical
runs alongside with geographical
runs alongside with geographical differences the only differentiating
differences the only differentiating
differences the only differentiating factor between two places culture was
factor between two places culture was
factor between two places culture was the religion the language to cuisine the
the religion the language to cuisine the
the religion the language to cuisine the movies songs the life and soul of the
movies songs the life and soul of the
movies songs the life and soul of the place and of its people
place and of its people
place and of its people and it still is but I don’t think it’s
and it still is but I don’t think it’s
and it still is but I don’t think it’s the only definition anymore as I grew up
the only definition anymore as I grew up
the only definition anymore as I grew up and had the opportunities to travel and
and had the opportunities to travel and
and had the opportunities to travel and discover the places my understanding of
discover the places my understanding of
discover the places my understanding of the world started to broaden and deepen
the world started to broaden and deepen
the world started to broaden and deepen I associated the history I learned the
I associated the history I learned the
I associated the history I learned the spice I saw the people I’d met with my
spice I saw the people I’d met with my
spice I saw the people I’d met with my own memories of each place I saw the
own memories of each place I saw the
own memories of each place I saw the world through my own lens as everyone
world through my own lens as everyone
world through my own lens as everyone does my name is Alice bonus thanks Beth
does my name is Alice bonus thanks Beth
does my name is Alice bonus thanks Beth and as you may have gathered today I’m
and as you may have gathered today I’m
and as you may have gathered today I’m here to talk to you about culture but
here to talk to you about culture but
here to talk to you about culture but first I’d like to bring to light this
first I’d like to bring to light this
first I’d like to bring to light this question my mother was born and raised
question my mother was born and raised
question my mother was born and raised in France my father was born into juris
in France my father was born into juris
in France my father was born into juris brainís between its capital Tegucigalpa
brainís between its capital Tegucigalpa
brainís between its capital Tegucigalpa and here in Geneva Switzerland
and here in Geneva Switzerland
and here in Geneva Switzerland I was born in France raised in seven
I was born in France raised in seven
I was born in France raised in seven different countries on four different
different countries on four different
different countries on four different continents now with that information
continents now with that information
continents now with that information what do you think my culture is do I
what do you think my culture is do I
what do you think my culture is do I adhere to a French culture because
adhere to a French culture because
adhere to a French culture because that’s where I go on I read holiday am I
that’s where I go on I read holiday am I
that’s where I go on I read holiday am I only latina because some Europeans think
only latina because some Europeans think
only latina because some Europeans think I’m just
I’m just
I’m just all year round my perk Korean because
all year round my perk Korean because
all year round my perk Korean because even though I’ve never been in there for
even though I’ve never been in there for
even though I’ve never been in there for three years with my closest friends was
three years with my closest friends was
three years with my closest friends was South Korean and be sure to on shows
South Korean and be sure to on shows
South Korean and be sure to on shows every day for and my split because I
every day for and my split because I
every day for and my split because I spent the last four years here and I
spent the last four years here and I
spent the last four years here and I feel somewhat at Hope which I’ll come
feel somewhat at Hope which I’ll come
feel somewhat at Hope which I’ll come back to in a moment
back to in a moment
back to in a moment we received by births one for several
we received by births one for several
we received by births one for several nationalities but our culture is not
nationalities but our culture is not
nationalities but our culture is not necessarily summed up just by
necessarily summed up just by
necessarily summed up just by nationality in fact as a Franco Honduran
nationality in fact as a Franco Honduran
nationality in fact as a Franco Honduran and you know particularly identify with
and you know particularly identify with
and you know particularly identify with most people of either of those two
most people of either of those two
most people of either of those two countries but if I were to ask someone
countries but if I were to ask someone
countries but if I were to ask someone with their cultures there’s a good
with their cultures there’s a good
with their cultures there’s a good chance to give an answer starting with
chance to give an answer starting with
chance to give an answer starting with something like well I was running this
something like well I was running this
something like well I was running this place from these people etc etc it’s not
place from these people etc etc it’s not
place from these people etc etc it’s not uncommon to get a short summary of
uncommon to get a short summary of
uncommon to get a short summary of someone’s ancestry when asking
someone’s ancestry when asking
someone’s ancestry when asking acquaintances more about themselves oh
acquaintances more about themselves oh
acquaintances more about themselves oh excuse us like I’m trying to get into
excuse us like I’m trying to get into
excuse us like I’m trying to get into art school in shorts
art school in shorts
art school in shorts they’d state their origins which is only
they’d state their origins which is only
they’d state their origins which is only the cultures that they inherited what if
the cultures that they inherited what if
the cultures that they inherited what if there was more to it than that doesn’t
there was more to it than that doesn’t
there was more to it than that doesn’t it all feel a bit contradictory to
it all feel a bit contradictory to
it all feel a bit contradictory to recognize that the general meaning of
recognize that the general meaning of
recognize that the general meaning of culture is so best enriched you lose
culture is so best enriched you lose
culture is so best enriched you lose much of that when speaking of ourselves
much of that when speaking of ourselves
much of that when speaking of ourselves I believe that we’re all worth being
I believe that we’re all worth being
I believe that we’re all worth being spoken about with as much admiration and
spoken about with as much admiration and
spoken about with as much admiration and fascination as when speaking of a place
fascination as when speaking of a place
fascination as when speaking of a place that we hope with respect culture is not
that we hope with respect culture is not
that we hope with respect culture is not tied down to what place to people who
tied down to what place to people who
tied down to what place to people who grew up in the same country cities
grew up in the same country cities
grew up in the same country cities school speaking the same language will
school speaking the same language will
school speaking the same language will never have exactly the same culture
never have exactly the same culture
never have exactly the same culture because culture occurs in two ways there
because culture occurs in two ways there
because culture occurs in two ways there is the personal culture in that of
is the personal culture in that of
is the personal culture in that of community so culture is defined by many
community so culture is defined by many
community so culture is defined by many as a feeling of belonging to two sharing
as a feeling of belonging to two sharing
as a feeling of belonging to two sharing ideas thought processes and values if
ideas thought processes and values if
ideas thought processes and values if the shared rituals such as having
the shared rituals such as having
the shared rituals such as having of to our lunch break and France or
of to our lunch break and France or
of to our lunch break and France or eating corn to see us with ready and the
eating corn to see us with ready and the
eating corn to see us with ready and the drifts but it defined in this way wilt
drifts but it defined in this way wilt
drifts but it defined in this way wilt receive in time be the state with no
receive in time be the state with no
receive in time be the state with no space for overlapping or sharing of
space for overlapping or sharing of
space for overlapping or sharing of ideas cultures are not so impermeable
ideas cultures are not so impermeable
ideas cultures are not so impermeable they can grow together apart or within
they can grow together apart or within
they can grow together apart or within each other’s cultures from one area
each other’s cultures from one area
each other’s cultures from one area expect to another to enrich it just need
expect to another to enrich it just need
expect to another to enrich it just need to contain for that other area in fact
to contain for that other area in fact
to contain for that other area in fact cultures are like the people that they
cultures are like the people that they
cultures are like the people that they occur in they interact on top of all
occur in they interact on top of all
occur in they interact on top of all this being from a country does not imply
this being from a country does not imply
this being from a country does not imply it that you have to feel it strongly to
it that you have to feel it strongly to
it that you have to feel it strongly to it although I am from Madras my visits
it although I am from Madras my visits
it although I am from Madras my visits to my country are a few far between my
to my country are a few far between my
to my country are a few far between my Spanish is quite imperfect and I look
Spanish is quite imperfect and I look
Spanish is quite imperfect and I look completely different life to most people
completely different life to most people
completely different life to most people in the dress however I still love this
in the dress however I still love this
in the dress however I still love this country that I know less well and it
country that I know less well and it
country that I know less well and it will always be a part of my culture now
will always be a part of my culture now
will always be a part of my culture now from this idea of the long game and I’d
from this idea of the long game and I’d
from this idea of the long game and I’d like to talk to you about the concept of
like to talk to you about the concept of
like to talk to you about the concept of home please take a moment and think up
home please take a moment and think up
home please take a moment and think up what home means to you is it the house
what home means to you is it the house
what home means to you is it the house that you grew up in is it where you keep
that you grew up in is it where you keep
that you grew up in is it where you keep your pajamas as I thought for so many
your pajamas as I thought for so many
your pajamas as I thought for so many years or is it where your mother is as a
years or is it where your mother is as a
years or is it where your mother is as a suggested by a tattoo on an old teacher
suggested by a tattoo on an old teacher
suggested by a tattoo on an old teacher of mine true story a few months ago my
of mine true story a few months ago my
of mine true story a few months ago my brother who studies journalism had a
brother who studies journalism had a
brother who studies journalism had a friend send out questionnaires to third
friend send out questionnaires to third
friend send out questionnaires to third culture kids meaning people with parents
culture kids meaning people with parents
culture kids meaning people with parents of two different countries living in a
of two different countries living in a
of two different countries living in a third country at expatriates my brother
third country at expatriates my brother
third country at expatriates my brother and I are both third culture kids and
and I are both third culture kids and
and I are both third culture kids and constantly I think a few of you here
constantly I think a few of you here
constantly I think a few of you here today might be third culture kids or
today might be third culture kids or
today might be third culture kids or adults so anyway this friend of my
adults so anyway this friend of my
adults so anyway this friend of my brother who also studied journalism
brother who also studied journalism
brother who also studied journalism about push America the part that stood
about push America the part that stood
about push America the part that stood out most to me was the one about hope
out most to me was the one about hope
out most to me was the one about hope this was my answer
this was my answer
this was my answer for many years home to me was where my
for many years home to me was where my
for many years home to me was where my pajamas were kept where I would be
pajamas were kept where I would be
pajamas were kept where I would be sleeping that night
sleeping that night
sleeping that night whether that be a hotel’s room a
whether that be a hotel’s room a
whether that be a hotel’s room a relative’s house secondary residence or
relative’s house secondary residence or
relative’s house secondary residence or the house that I lived in for years at a
the house that I lived in for years at a
the house that I lived in for years at a time although this is still a very
time although this is still a very
time although this is still a very strong feeling thinny
strong feeling thinny
strong feeling thinny in recent times I started adopting the
in recent times I started adopting the
in recent times I started adopting the idea that home can also be a person or
idea that home can also be a person or
idea that home can also be a person or group of people sometimes I could be
group of people sometimes I could be
group of people sometimes I could be hanging out at friends house to feel
hanging out at friends house to feel
hanging out at friends house to feel more at home than the home I returned
more at home than the home I returned
more at home than the home I returned through that evening right to be riding
through that evening right to be riding
through that evening right to be riding the bus listening to a favorite song is
the bus listening to a favorite song is
the bus listening to a favorite song is get a very homely feeling home is a
get a very homely feeling home is a
get a very homely feeling home is a complex word to me and I hope to get to
complex word to me and I hope to get to
complex word to me and I hope to get to a point of personal growth where I can
a point of personal growth where I can
a point of personal growth where I can say that home is very much within myself
say that home is very much within myself
say that home is very much within myself I think the home to me is more of a
I think the home to me is more of a
I think the home to me is more of a feeling than the location so home is not
feeling than the location so home is not
feeling than the location so home is not summed up by just where your parents are
summed up by just where your parents are
summed up by just where your parents are from where you live to me it’s ready to
from where you live to me it’s ready to
from where you live to me it’s ready to feel at ease truly this would all be
feel at ease truly this would all be
feel at ease truly this would all be fine and dandy but as it turns out your
fine and dandy but as it turns out your
fine and dandy but as it turns out your personal culture has huge impacts on
personal culture has huge impacts on
personal culture has huge impacts on where you consider your home or homes to
where you consider your home or homes to
where you consider your home or homes to be a few weeks ago I was talking with a
be a few weeks ago I was talking with a
be a few weeks ago I was talking with a friend about family and holidays he said
friend about family and holidays he said
friend about family and holidays he said all of his family was from the US that
all of his family was from the US that
all of his family was from the US that both his parents were from there but
both his parents were from there but
both his parents were from there but that he didn’t consider it to be his
that he didn’t consider it to be his
that he didn’t consider it to be his home because he never lived or had a
home because he never lived or had a
home because he never lived or had a house there I found that quite
house there I found that quite
house there I found that quite understandable but what surprised me the
understandable but what surprised me the
understandable but what surprised me the most is that he said his home was Geneva
most is that he said his home was Geneva
most is that he said his home was Geneva I guess he was born to be a stitching
I guess he was born to be a stitching
I guess he was born to be a stitching about but he feels he does not
about but he feels he does not
about but he feels he does not assimilate entirely the locals perhaps
assimilate entirely the locals perhaps
assimilate entirely the locals perhaps this is due to his slightly hesitant
this is due to his slightly hesitant
this is due to his slightly hesitant French or the fact that he attends an
French or the fact that he attends an
French or the fact that he attends an international school in English with
international school in English with
international school in English with mostly other expatriates he is a
mostly other expatriates he is a
mostly other expatriates he is a foreigner of sorts in America and a
foreigner of sorts in America and a
foreigner of sorts in America and a foreigner of sorts here perhaps some
foreigner of sorts here perhaps some
foreigner of sorts here perhaps some people like this friend are the perfect
people like this friend are the perfect
people like this friend are the perfect proof that culture is not tied down to
proof that culture is not tied down to
proof that culture is not tied down to where your family comes
where your family comes
where your family comes from a regular live or any place that
from a regular live or any place that
from a regular live or any place that all the different elements of people and
all the different elements of people and
all the different elements of people and places that you keep within yourself so
places that you keep within yourself so
places that you keep within yourself so the culture of community is taken into
the culture of community is taken into
the culture of community is taken into the personal culture in fact the
the personal culture in fact the
the personal culture in fact the personal culture is a sort of cottage of
personal culture is a sort of cottage of
personal culture is a sort of cottage of different unique community cultures it’s
different unique community cultures it’s
different unique community cultures it’s your favorite song dish please book
your favorite song dish please book
your favorite song dish please book phrase outfit which is why it’s
phrase outfit which is why it’s
phrase outfit which is why it’s perfectly unique different elements are
perfectly unique different elements are
perfectly unique different elements are are of different
are of different
are of different importances and origins depending on the
importances and origins depending on the
importances and origins depending on the person and your home or homes are a part
person and your home or homes are a part
person and your home or homes are a part of that all of these different cultural
of that all of these different cultural
of that all of these different cultural elements are what weave together the
elements are what weave together the
elements are what weave together the fabric of youth personal culture it is
fabric of youth personal culture it is
fabric of youth personal culture it is also made of an area of components
also made of an area of components
also made of an area of components whether the external exceptions the
whether the external exceptions the
whether the external exceptions the excellence from your family your
excellence from your family your
excellence from your family your religion your school or work or whether
religion your school or work or whether
religion your school or work or whether they are internal such as your
they are internal such as your
they are internal such as your personality the way you responded
personality the way you responded
personality the way you responded emotionally to things or your personal
emotionally to things or your personal
emotionally to things or your personal experiences in history your culture is
experiences in history your culture is
experiences in history your culture is also made up of your repeated actions
also made up of your repeated actions
also made up of your repeated actions and ceremonials whether they are as
and ceremonials whether they are as
and ceremonials whether they are as light hearted its family inside jokes or
light hearted its family inside jokes or
light hearted its family inside jokes or in significance and profound is praying
in significance and profound is praying
in significance and profound is praying my my daily cups of tea every morning
my my daily cups of tea every morning
my my daily cups of tea every morning and every afternoon are part of my
and every afternoon are part of my
and every afternoon are part of my rituals just as yours may be a call to
rituals just as yours may be a call to
rituals just as yours may be a call to your mother but write a playlist on your
your mother but write a playlist on your
your mother but write a playlist on your daily commute or AUV trip to the sea or
daily commute or AUV trip to the sea or
daily commute or AUV trip to the sea or the mountains so to resume we do not
the mountains so to resume we do not
the mountains so to resume we do not belong to just one culture and our
belong to just one culture and our
belong to just one culture and our culture is not summed up by our
culture is not summed up by our
culture is not summed up by our nationality even if you think you do
nationality even if you think you do
nationality even if you think you do have one culture it’s very much a
have one culture it’s very much a
have one culture it’s very much a multi-faceted the different elements
multi-faceted the different elements
multi-faceted the different elements like the influences from your family
like the influences from your family
like the influences from your family your school your fare your song or piece
your school your fare your song or piece
your school your fare your song or piece of literature all of these elements are
of literature all of these elements are
of literature all of these elements are working together to form you and your
working together to form you and your
working together to form you and your culture now have some pieces there
culture now have some pieces there
culture now have some pieces there already but you can also
already but you can also
already but you can also we decide to include others by
we decide to include others by
we decide to include others by discovering new people places and ways
discovering new people places and ways
discovering new people places and ways of thinking so I invite each and every
of thinking so I invite each and every
of thinking so I invite each and every one of you to ask yourselves and each
one of you to ask yourselves and each
one of you to ask yourselves and each other of these questions what has helped
other of these questions what has helped
other of these questions what has helped to me and just as equally what builds up
to me and just as equally what builds up
to me and just as equally what builds up my culture thank you
my culture thank you
my culture thank you [Applause]
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