Tricultural... no that's the wrong word I guess...I'm a third culture kid(TCK), do not get that mixed up with someone who comes from three different cultures, although I do come from that as well. Third cultural means that you've grown up in a culture different than your parents... look it up on wikipedia, also the subtitle Intercultural experiences is interesting.
Started playing in Turkey...when I had to wait for my sister to finish her ballet practise when I was 7, didn't start seriously untill I was 12-13 in little selcuk outside Izmir. Haven't been able to keep it up much since I came to sweden as it does not seem to be as popular here, but I'm always on the look out for a good game:-) whether I'm playing or just watching.