The term third culture kids, or TCKs, is often used to refer to children raised in a culture different from that of their parents. Part of their development includes moving between cultures from [...]
The idea of linearity in life is one that I believe lands many of us in trouble. From early childhood we are socially conditioned to expect life to progress in a linear fashion, from school to [...]
A confession… I just realized I have a completely screwed perspective on what it means to fit in as a Third Culture Kid. You see, I’m a TCK who likes logic. I like lists. I like to follow [...]
As a species us human beings spend an awful amount of time calculating, measuring, monitoring & counting. Over time, humans have become driven and sometimes obsessed with the act [...]
Here’s a crazy story for you! Last week at the Mid-Atlantic Conference I met a guy called Ivan Raiklin who had followed me on Twitter and Facebook a couple of days prior to us attending [...]
I’m just like everyone else. I’ve strived and suffered, sobbed and triumphed, been amazed and horrified and awed, occasionally at the same time. Sometimes, when we’re in our own [...]
In the first ever Blab on TCKs, I talk to fellow Nomads, TCKs, and World Citizens about what it means to be a TCK in today’s world. We talk identity, jobs, family, culture, languages and [...]
When I landed my first job at a massive global investment bank, my reaction to the corporate world was almost allergic. My allergic reaction mostly had to do with the environment of the corporate [...]
Summer 2015 may arguably be considered one of the most chaotic and delicate times that has marked modern Greek history. The July 5th referendum, the daily limited 60 euro withdrawal from the [...]
As a TCK we are not only exposed to various cultures but may even adopt them or identify with them. However it is important to note that identifying with a culture does not necessarily make it [...]