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EPISODE · Jul 2, 2025 · 48 MIN

The Benefits and Challenges of Growing Up as a Third Culture Kid with Inga Aksamit

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The Benefits and Challenges of Growing Up as a Third Culture Kid with Inga AksamitMy guest today is Inga Aksamit, an award-winning author, travel writer, and globe-trotting adventurer whose latest memoir, Between Worlds: An Expat’s Quest for Belonging, explores what it means to grow up between cultures.Inga spent her childhood living in countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Peru, and Indonesia as part of an expat family, navigating war zones, culture shock, and constant upheaval. Her experiences as a third-culture kid shaped her lifelong curiosity about the world—and her search for identity and belonging.She’s also the author of Highs and Lows on the John Muir Trail and The Hungry Spork Trail Recipes, both award-winning books that reflect her love of the outdoors and storytelling.Whether she’s writing about hiking remote trails or processing the ripple effects of childhood displacement, Inga brings a voice of compassion, insight, and adventure to everything she does.Linkhttps://ingasadventures.com/TAGS:Adventure,Author,Third culture kid (TCK),Travel,Travel writer,The Benefits and Challenges of Growing Up as a Third Culture Kid with Inga Aksamit,Podcast,Podcasting,Podcast Life,Podcaster,Live Video Podcast,Interview,Phantom Electric Ghost Podcast,PodmatchSupport PEG by checking out our Sponsors:Download and use Newsly for free now from www.newsly.me or from the link in the description, and use promo code “GHOST” and receive a 1-month free premium subscription.The best tool for getting podcast guests:https://podmatch.com/signup/phantomelectricghostSubscribe to our Instagram for exclusive content:https://www.instagram.com/expansive_sound_experiments/Subscribe to our YouTube https://youtube.com/@phantomelectricghost?si=rEyT56WQvDsAoRprRSShttps://anchor.fm/s/3b31908/podcast/rssSubstackhttps://substack.com/@phantomelectricghost?utm_source=edit-profile-page

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