Name: Life as a 3rd Cultural Individual
Start: 2026-05-02T17:00:00.000Z
Location: Turtle Rock Community Park

In-person meetup for 3rd-culture individuals pursuing nomadic work to design a sustainable nomadic career and leave with a personal plan built on transferable skills.

**Designing a Nomadic Career as a 3rd Culture Individual**

In a world that is becoming increasingly digital and borderless, 3rd Culture individuals are uniquely positioned to thrive. But how do you turn that cultural fluidity into a sustainable, international career? Whether you’re already a digital nomad or just starting to design your exit strategy from the traditional 9-to-5, come join us! This is a space to connect with others who resonate with a global citizen mindset and want to build a nomadic career—and a life—that truly supports it.

**We’ll explore:**

1. **Everything Is R&D**
How every experience, skill, and detour is transferable — and how to reframe your past as valuable research and development, not wasted time.
2. **Integration & Synthesis**
How to identify, connect, and optimize the systems you already have — skills, values, cultures, and habits — into a coherent, sustainable career path.
3. **Belonging Anywhere**
How to build deep, meaningful connections with people across cultures, industries, and life stages — without needing to “fit” into one box.

Whether you’re navigating multiple identities, career transitions, or the feeling of being in-between, this is a space for thoughtful conversation and shared insight.

**Meetup Details:**
**Date:** Saturday, February 7, 2026
**Time:** 10:00 AM
**Duration:** 2 hours
**Location:** San Marco Park, 1 San Carlo, Irvine, CA 92614
**Restrooms:** Available
**Parking:** In the park
**Meeting Point:** Park your car at the lot, walk toward the left side past the restrooms, and continue straight ahead until you see a picnic mat on a patch of grass.
**Things to Bring:** Bring a blanket or picnic mat to sit on

3rd Culture Unity

Amirah

BINAice 

Alicia K

malaika

Designing a Nomadic Career 

San Marco Park

Discussion for globally minded individuals on how food creates memory and connection across cultures, with practical ideas to use cuisine to unite people.

**Meetup Details:**
**Date:** Saturday, March 7, 2026
**Time:** 11:00 AM
**Duration:** 2 hours
**Location:** Annapoorna Indian Cuisine, 14450 Culver Dr, Irvine, CA 92604
**Restrooms:** Available
**Meeting Point:** Reservations Made
**Website:** https://miannapoorna.com/

**Discussion:**

* What food do you miss most from 'home' ?
* How does food play a unique role in giving you a sense of comfort or memory when your physical 'home' keeps shifting?
* How have you personally seen food and cuisine act as the most powerful unifier and connector amongst people from different nations and cultural backgrounds?
* When traveling to a different country, do you find that the food there helps you truly understand the subtle, nuances of a culture—the things you can't read about in a guidebook? If so, how?

Khup Ngaihte

Solomon Lee 

Rose

Global Table Discussion: Food as Memory and Connection

In-person meetup for third-culture/diaspora/mixed-heritage individuals to explore how social media shapes belonging and build cross-border connections.

**Meetup Details:**

**Date**: Saturday, April 4, 2026
**Time**: 11am
**Duration**: 2 hours
**Location**: Mochi (Heritage Plaza) 14310 Culver Dr Suite #E, Irvine, CA 92604
**Meeting Spot**: Outdoor table

**Discussion Topic:**

Social media and tech connects us across continents but for 3rd culture, diaspora, and mixed-heritage souls, it often becomes the place we search for home, belonging, stay connected with our loved ones across the globe and people who finally understand what it means to live “in between.”

1\. How does social media and tech influence cultural understanding? Does it help us express all sides of who we are or pressure us to fit neatly into one culture?

2\. Do online platforms bridge cultural divides — or amplify our differences? Where have you found your true connection? Where have you felt misunderstood or unseen because of your identity?

3\. How has social media shaped your friendships\, romances\, or community\-building across borders Have you built deep connections with people who share your hybrid identity — even if you’ve never met in person?

Looking forward to seeing you there for an insight discussion!

Tech & Social Media: Building Bridges or Dividing Worlds?

Mochi

In-person meetup for third culture kids and global citizens to explore hybrid identities and belonging, and share strategies for navigating multiple cultures.

**Meetup Details:**

**Date:** Saturday, May 2, 2026
**Time:** 10:00 AM
**Duration:** 2 hours
**Location:** Turtle Rock Community, 1 Sunnyhill, Irvine CA 92603
**Use this GPS Link:** [https://maps.app.goo.gl/L5QQHvhdhYY428mi9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/L5QQHvhdhYY428mi9)
**Meeting Spot:** Please look at the photo attached for exact location
**Things to bring:** Hat, sun glasses etc.
**Restroom:** Yes. At the Nature Center
**Parking:** Parking lots in front of the tennis courts

**Discussion Topic:**

Growing up across countries, cultures, and continents means carrying pieces of every place you’ve ever called “home.” For Third Culture Kids and global citizens, identity becomes layered, fluid, and lived in the in-between, a space that is both beautiful and lonely. Let’s share and explore our experiences as 3rd Culture individuals such as our belonging, our connections, and the search for a “home” that doesn’t always exist in just one place.

1\. Do you feel at home everywhere\, nowhere\, or somewhere in between? How has living across cultures shaped your sense of self and the hybrid identity you’ve created?

2\. What parts of your cultural background ground you kept and what parts have you chosen to let go?

3\. How have your multicultural experiences given you unique strengths?

4\. How has being a 3rd Culture individual made relationships\, friendships\, and the sense of belonging more complex?

Excited to join you for the insight discussion and share ideas!

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