Hi Everyone:

?My name is Aga, short form for Agnieszka. I was born in a cute town in Poland on the Baltic Sea. At the age of twelve, my family fled Poland in secret to escape the Communist Regime. I was devastated because I was unable to say goodbye to my friends. We found our new home in a Refugee Camp in Hamburg, Germany. My new neighbors were from Iran and Chile and I learned to speak Farsi and Spanish better than German.

Two years later we moved to Toronto and settled in Chinatown. I spoke littIe English and I felt like an alien. I desperately wanted to return to Europe. I used to have nightmares where I was wandering around & running through the streets of unknown places searching for something. These dreams still haunt me to this day.

I felt like something was wrong with me. The only thing that helped curb this uneasy feeling was traveling to other countries and immersing myself in different cultures. It was only then I felt like belonged. I did not stay in one place for longer than three-four years; I was constantly changing jobs, homes, cities or countries.

I hit thirty last year and I was about ready to gather my belongings, pack my bags, and return to Europe. This all changed when a friend in the film business asked me to write & direct a film. The idea was to capture Canadian experts debating issues of immigration and identity relating to their personal sense of belonging. I entitled it “Longing for Belonging”.

At the conference in Krakow, Poland I discovered the third culture kids phenomenon and my life changed from upside down to right side up! I am now making a film about TCK in Canada. I would love to hear your story. Send me a note if you want to be part of this exciting project. ? ?

Merci,

?Aga

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