PARENTING September 2, 2002 Issue

Sometimes it takes a global village to raise a child

By Annu Matthai

"What Are We, Mom?" Johanan asks.

"We're Indian," I answer.

It was so logical to me, but that exchange only confused my two sons, Thanos and Johann, who were then six and five. Just try explaining nationality to a boy who was born in Thailand, was living then in Japan, has an Indian passport, but has never lived in India.

About the author

Thanos and Johann currently attend American International School in Vienna. Annu's husband, Philip, himself a global nomad since the age of 10, works for the United Nations.

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