Expat Kids

Wakanyi Hoffman

Mixed-Race, Meghan Markle and the Complexities of Identifying as a Global Citizen

I watched the royal wedding between Meghan Markle and Prince Harry inside a tent on the shores of L. Naivasha, in the middle of Kenya’s...

Wakanyi Hoffman

Debunking the Myth that Global Citizenship is Privileged

And yet we are not royalty. Or wealthy. Just an ordinary, millennial middle class-family that has chosen an intentional nomadic...

Wakanyi Hoffman

Kathmandu...

If I was ever so unfortunate as to be forced to describe Kathmandu in one word, it would have to be “still”. If I was ever so unfortunate...

Wakanyi Hoffman

Imagining a global village....

My children fall asleep in pitch darkness, just as I imagine they would, if we lived in a Maasai village, a mere hour drive from the...

Wakanyi Hoffman

Who is the global child?

Oh, the places you’ll go! Dr. Seuss. A friend and I were once discussing our parenting methods and how as expats we do not necessarily...

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