Being a Global Citizen and An Adult Third Culture Kid
The One with Doni Aldine of Culturs Magazine
It’s key because we are learning who we are. We’re learning how to be in the world. And you look externally to what’s around you for that surface culture to teach you what, how we do things around here. Right?! And that helps you decide who you want to be as a person and what your identity will be. — Doni Aldine
In today’s episode, we are joined by a globally mobile Afro-Latina and first-generation North American sensation, Doni Aldine. Born to a Costa Rican dad and a Trinidadian mom, Dona is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has presented around the world as a keynote, at conferences, universities & in media as a lifestyle expert focused on entrepreneurship, marketing & cross-cultural identity. In addition, she has served as head of a manufacturing company that developed original, award-winning products selling in 45 countries via stores like Hallmark, ProFlowers, major museums in the U.S., Europe, and Oceania, and independent stores globally. Doni, by the age of 19, already identified with seven different cultures across five different continents, further boosting her multicultural background.
Doni explains in this episode how her childhood and relationship with her parents shaped a lot of…