Nina Sichel’s previously published work explores themes of memory and place, belonging and outsiderness. She is co-editor of two books about cross-cultural, international childhoods: “Unrooted Childhoods: Memoirs of Growing Up Global” and “Writing Out of Limbo: International Childhoods, Global Nomads and Third Culture Kids.” They include her reflections on growing up American among expats in Venezuela. Her work has also appeared in The American Journal of Nursing, International Educator, Brain,Child, Tales from a Small Planet, and elsewhere, and she’s blogged about Third Culture Kids for the Children’s Mental Health Network.