The Pechersk School International of Kyiv Community: Displaced Across Time Zones as the War Rages On
When the American Embassy in Ukraine advised citizens to evacuate the country on January 23rd, my parents quickly packed our bags and we fled to Romania. This was two days after my school, the Pechersk School International of Kyiv (PSI), had gone online. Quickly, in…
I’m a Third Culture Kid, a Global Nomad. But What does that mean?
A third culture kid as defined in the book Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds by David C. Pollock and Ruth E. Van Reken as “a person who has spent part of his or her developmental years outside the parents’ culture.” As a…
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: The Hidden Struggle
As a student with the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), I wanted to write a piece about it. I felt it was important to make people aware of the unseen struggles of ADHD, explain what it is, and how to help. First, let’s…
Social Media Through the Eyes of a Teenager: ‘We know it’s bad for us but we can’t give it up’
Social media: the modern-day beauty pageant, today’s version of a worldwide popularity contest. A typical Gen Z, I was introduced to Instagram early: at age eight. My parents had given me a touch-screen iPod and a small Samsung phone so I could call home when…