Not Aussie enough. Not Lankan enough. | Sarah's Story of a Cross-Cultural Kid

from Migrant Munch · host Sherrica Senewiratne

What do you do when you're not quite Aussie, not quite Sri Lankan, yet always somewhere in the middle?In Episode 3, Dr. Sarah Arachchi shares what it was like growing up as a Sri Lankan in Australia and starting to realise the differences between her two cultures, from the pressure to fit in, the disconnection when visiting Sri Lanka, to the quiet pride in holding onto her roots and forming her own identity. Whether you’ve moved countries, grown up between cultures, or simply felt like you didn’t quite fit, this story will resonate.

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What do you do when you're not quite Aussie, not quite Sri Lankan, yet always somewhere in the middle? In Episode 3, Dr. Sarah Arachchi shares what it was like growing up as a Sri Lankan in Australia and starting to realise the differences between her two cultures, from the pressure to fit in, the disconnection when visiting Sri Lanka, to the quiet pride in holding onto her roots and forming her own identity. Whether you’ve moved countries, grown up between cultures, or simply felt li...

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