From Nina:
We are still accepting abstracts for a new book on issues of concern to Global Nomads -- please see Call for Submissions below:
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
We have been approached by a publisher to put together a book on Third Culture Kid/Global Nomad issues that will combine research and academic studies with memoirs and personal essays. We are seeking vivid, compelling narratives of the TCK/GN experience, as well as summaries of your research -- or even a combination, with your personal history interwoven with the subject you are researching. Though we are working with an academic press, the book will be targeted to a general audience as well as experts in the field, and the academic essays and research findings, rather than being too technical, should be presented in a readable manner for people interested in topics related to TCK/GNs.
Essays should be 10-20 pages in length. Any decisions about who or what to include will be made by the editors of this book: Gene Bell-Villada (author of Overseas American: Growing Up Gringo in the Tropics), Elaine Neil Orr (author of Gods of Noonday: A White Girl's African Life), and Faith Eidse and Nina Sichel (co-editors of Unrooted Childhoods: Memoirs of Growing Up Global).
At this point, if you would like to be part of the project, I only ask that you send a working title and short summary of the essay you'd like to contribute for me to share with the other editors.
I'm looking forward to receiving your material. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Nina Sichel
nsichel@verizon.net
nsichel@yahoo.com
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Sunday, March 01, 2009
March "Roars"
As I type this, the ground outside is turning white. Yes, white - as in "snow-on-the-ground" white. This is Georgia...where it is supposed to be warm and inviting, NOT cold and snowing!
So yes, March has come roaring in like the proverbial lion, but I think it had a major push from behind by February. Confused? Well...let me try to help remove that confusion.
The March 2009 issue of Among Worlds was supposed to be delivered on Thursday. Instead, it got moved to Friday afternoon. When 5:00 rolled around and there was still no delivery truck, I called and found out it would be 6:00 before the magazines would arrive at my doorstep. You guessed it, 6:00 came and went and it was 6:20 before the boxes (only 2 boxes) were delivered. Problem is, I was supposed to be somewhere else by 6:15 and here I was waiting for boxes! Because I was in a rush, I did not do what I am supposed to do, and that is, take one of the printed magazines and run a quick proof through it. That didn't happen until Saturday afternoon. Wouldn't you know it...the error JUMPS out at me...one that should NOT have been there. Which means the magazine has to be corrected (which it now has) and a re-run done on that particular sheet. OK...so now I am really pushing the time-line.
The printer then tells me, "well, I don't think I have this in stock right now so will need to quickly get some in - which means this won't get to you until Monday afternoon." Yikes! I leave early-early Wednesday morning for the FIGT conference (see www.figt.org) which leaves me one day to get everything done - and mailed!!!!!
So...I take a deep breath and return to finishing off all the printing that I have to do - you know...the Thank You letters, Gift Subscription letters and the Renewal Invoices. BEEEEP goes my printer - out of Cyan ink. No problem, I reach under the cupboard...nothing there. It is 10:30 at night - no store is open that would carry this brand of ink. Now what?
Well...at 12:00 pm today, knowing the office supply store would be open, I look out and see...snow. Snow in the Atlanta part of Georgia means everything closes (either closes early or doesn't open at all). Thankfully, in spite of everything that seemed to be going wrong, my brave hubby ventured out and purchased the ink(s).
Almost everything is now printed (thank you dear hubby)...and the snow is still falling.
March has roared.
So yes, March has come roaring in like the proverbial lion, but I think it had a major push from behind by February. Confused? Well...let me try to help remove that confusion.
The March 2009 issue of Among Worlds was supposed to be delivered on Thursday. Instead, it got moved to Friday afternoon. When 5:00 rolled around and there was still no delivery truck, I called and found out it would be 6:00 before the magazines would arrive at my doorstep. You guessed it, 6:00 came and went and it was 6:20 before the boxes (only 2 boxes) were delivered. Problem is, I was supposed to be somewhere else by 6:15 and here I was waiting for boxes! Because I was in a rush, I did not do what I am supposed to do, and that is, take one of the printed magazines and run a quick proof through it. That didn't happen until Saturday afternoon. Wouldn't you know it...the error JUMPS out at me...one that should NOT have been there. Which means the magazine has to be corrected (which it now has) and a re-run done on that particular sheet. OK...so now I am really pushing the time-line.
The printer then tells me, "well, I don't think I have this in stock right now so will need to quickly get some in - which means this won't get to you until Monday afternoon." Yikes! I leave early-early Wednesday morning for the FIGT conference (see www.figt.org) which leaves me one day to get everything done - and mailed!!!!!
So...I take a deep breath and return to finishing off all the printing that I have to do - you know...the Thank You letters, Gift Subscription letters and the Renewal Invoices. BEEEEP goes my printer - out of Cyan ink. No problem, I reach under the cupboard...nothing there. It is 10:30 at night - no store is open that would carry this brand of ink. Now what?
Well...at 12:00 pm today, knowing the office supply store would be open, I look out and see...snow. Snow in the Atlanta part of Georgia means everything closes (either closes early or doesn't open at all). Thankfully, in spite of everything that seemed to be going wrong, my brave hubby ventured out and purchased the ink(s).
Almost everything is now printed (thank you dear hubby)...and the snow is still falling.
March has roared.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Year of the New...
2009 has started off with a lot of "new":
a new year (yah yah...I know I have a good grasp of the very obvious) which brings in
a new President - who is a fellow TCK who is bringing in
a new staff, of whom many are also TCKs.
This is my first entry for 2009 - so it is "new" in that sense. My apologies for not posting since November, but my life has been turned upside down, outside in, inside out and sideways. I have finally emerged from all that pandemonium with some of my mind still intact and hopefully will show a "new" aptitude in my blogging efforts.
First on the agenda...FIGT! That's right - Families in Global Transition Conference will be held March 5-7 in Houston, TX. If at all possible, try to attend! There are some great workshops being held and I hope to be able to attend some of them! So please, go to www.figt.org and sign-up to attend - and I will see you there!
Second on my list is www.tckid.com - they have been conducting live chats which have been great! I have had a couple chances to participate - and have *met* some great fellow TCKs! Check in at their website to see when the next one is scheduled.
Finally, if you want to know more about the folks being hired to work with President Obama, read Obama's 'Third Culture' Team by Ruth van Reken at http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-11-26/obamas-third-culture-team. Another article, A Team of Expatriates, is found at Newsweek www.newsweek.com/id/180207 .
Margie
a new year (yah yah...I know I have a good grasp of the very obvious) which brings in
a new President - who is a fellow TCK who is bringing in
a new staff, of whom many are also TCKs.
This is my first entry for 2009 - so it is "new" in that sense. My apologies for not posting since November, but my life has been turned upside down, outside in, inside out and sideways. I have finally emerged from all that pandemonium with some of my mind still intact and hopefully will show a "new" aptitude in my blogging efforts.
First on the agenda...FIGT! That's right - Families in Global Transition Conference will be held March 5-7 in Houston, TX. If at all possible, try to attend! There are some great workshops being held and I hope to be able to attend some of them! So please, go to www.figt.org and sign-up to attend - and I will see you there!
Second on my list is www.tckid.com - they have been conducting live chats which have been great! I have had a couple chances to participate - and have *met* some great fellow TCKs! Check in at their website to see when the next one is scheduled.
Finally, if you want to know more about the folks being hired to work with President Obama, read Obama's 'Third Culture' Team by Ruth van Reken at http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-11-26/obamas-third-culture-team. Another article, A Team of Expatriates, is found at Newsweek www.newsweek.com/id/180207 .
Margie
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Norma McCaig has taken her final journey...
Norma McCaig, Founder of Global Nomads International (GNI), passed quietly away on Monday night November 10th, 2008 at her home in Reston, Virginia. She died of complications from cancer.
In 1984, Norma McCaig, herself a TCK, coined the term ‘global nomad.’, also known as “third culture kids”, and has tirelessly raised awareness of Third Culture Kids.
Norma writes: “Global nomads are very good mediators. Whenever TCKs move into another culture, they become very good, objective observers. They’re like cultural sponges. Those skills translate into ideal requirements for combating racism and advancing social and refugee work.”
The TCK community world-wide has just lost a distinguished advocate for TCKs everywhere.
If you wish to make a contribution, please make it to the Cancer Foundation in her name (Cancer Foundation: http://www.cancer.org/). Norma’s address for condolences is:
1559 SCANDIA CIR.
RESTON, VA 20190
*********************************
Norma was a good friend - one who knew how to challenge, laugh with, and encourage me in my journey as a TCK.
I will miss you, Norma!
Margie
In 1984, Norma McCaig, herself a TCK, coined the term ‘global nomad.’, also known as “third culture kids”, and has tirelessly raised awareness of Third Culture Kids.
Norma writes: “Global nomads are very good mediators. Whenever TCKs move into another culture, they become very good, objective observers. They’re like cultural sponges. Those skills translate into ideal requirements for combating racism and advancing social and refugee work.”
The TCK community world-wide has just lost a distinguished advocate for TCKs everywhere.
If you wish to make a contribution, please make it to the Cancer Foundation in her name (Cancer Foundation: http://www.cancer.org/). Norma’s address for condolences is:
1559 SCANDIA CIR.
RESTON, VA 20190
*********************************
Norma was a good friend - one who knew how to challenge, laugh with, and encourage me in my journey as a TCK.
I will miss you, Norma!
Margie
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Using Your TCK Skills
Wednesday, Sep. 17, 2008
Kevin Conrad
By By JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ
It was a classic David versus Goliath moment. At the December 2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Kevin Conrad challenged the U.S., the sole holdout on a plan for a post-2012 climate treaty. "If, for some reason, you're not willing to lead, leave it to the rest of us," he declared. "Please, get out of the way!" Within minutes, the U.S. backed down. The resulting "Bali Action Plan" provides a road map for an international climate treaty that will succeed the Kyoto Protocol. The Bali agreement was significant for Conrad, who was there as Papua New Guinea's Special Envoy for Climate Change, because it contained provisions for which he'd fought for years. For the first time, the U.N. Climate Treaty agreed to recognize the role of tropical forests and deforestation in tackling global warming.
This issue has long been central to Conrad, 40, who was raised in a small village deep in the rain forests of Papua New Guinea. He first addressed deforestation as a graduate student at Columbia University. While there, he sought my assistance on how the international community can provide incentives for conserving rain forests. He knew that without payment for environ-mental services, which have been excluded from current climate-change agreements, countries like Papua New Guinea simply cannot protect their forests.
Momentum quickly shifted after Conrad secured the support of two visionary leaders, Prime Minister Michael T. Somare of Papua New Guinea and President Oscar Arias Sánchez of Costa Rica. Making the case that deforestation in the developing world accounts for 20% of global greenhouse-gas emissions, Somare and Arias have called for countries that preserve their rain forests to be compensated.
Conrad is at the vanguard of this movement as executive director of the Coalition for Rainforest Nations (CfRN), an intergovernmental alliance of over 40 countries that has emerged as a formidable force within U.N. climate negotiations. At the CfRN's request, the World Bank established the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, which has raised $172 million to support analytical work and capacity building to reduce deforestation. More recently, Norway has pledged $2.8 billion to combat deforestation. Sparked by Conrad, Somare and Arias, these initiatives may mobilize the largest sums in history to support rain-forest conservation.
Conrad's Bali stand was no mere act of bravado, but evidence of a powerful phenomenon: a giant bloc of developing nations demonstrating more determination in the face of climate change than an industrial giant. Driven by this same sense of urgency, the CfRN represents a vital partnership between developed and developing nations that could significantly mitigate climate change. As Conrad's call to arms reminded us, what we need is precisely this kind of leadership, wherever we can find it.
~~Joseph E. Stiglitz is University Professor at Columbia University and winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics
Find this article at:
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1841778_1841779_1841795,00.html
Kevin Conrad
By By JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ
It was a classic David versus Goliath moment. At the December 2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Kevin Conrad challenged the U.S., the sole holdout on a plan for a post-2012 climate treaty. "If, for some reason, you're not willing to lead, leave it to the rest of us," he declared. "Please, get out of the way!" Within minutes, the U.S. backed down. The resulting "Bali Action Plan" provides a road map for an international climate treaty that will succeed the Kyoto Protocol. The Bali agreement was significant for Conrad, who was there as Papua New Guinea's Special Envoy for Climate Change, because it contained provisions for which he'd fought for years. For the first time, the U.N. Climate Treaty agreed to recognize the role of tropical forests and deforestation in tackling global warming.
This issue has long been central to Conrad, 40, who was raised in a small village deep in the rain forests of Papua New Guinea. He first addressed deforestation as a graduate student at Columbia University. While there, he sought my assistance on how the international community can provide incentives for conserving rain forests. He knew that without payment for environ-mental services, which have been excluded from current climate-change agreements, countries like Papua New Guinea simply cannot protect their forests.
Momentum quickly shifted after Conrad secured the support of two visionary leaders, Prime Minister Michael T. Somare of Papua New Guinea and President Oscar Arias Sánchez of Costa Rica. Making the case that deforestation in the developing world accounts for 20% of global greenhouse-gas emissions, Somare and Arias have called for countries that preserve their rain forests to be compensated.
Conrad is at the vanguard of this movement as executive director of the Coalition for Rainforest Nations (CfRN), an intergovernmental alliance of over 40 countries that has emerged as a formidable force within U.N. climate negotiations. At the CfRN's request, the World Bank established the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, which has raised $172 million to support analytical work and capacity building to reduce deforestation. More recently, Norway has pledged $2.8 billion to combat deforestation. Sparked by Conrad, Somare and Arias, these initiatives may mobilize the largest sums in history to support rain-forest conservation.
Conrad's Bali stand was no mere act of bravado, but evidence of a powerful phenomenon: a giant bloc of developing nations demonstrating more determination in the face of climate change than an industrial giant. Driven by this same sense of urgency, the CfRN represents a vital partnership between developed and developing nations that could significantly mitigate climate change. As Conrad's call to arms reminded us, what we need is precisely this kind of leadership, wherever we can find it.
~~Joseph E. Stiglitz is University Professor at Columbia University and winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics
Find this article at:
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1841778_1841779_1841795,00.html
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