I’ve always been everyone’s go-to translator. Back up to my first year at Stanford. Someone asked me to be their ‘Spanish buddy’. “Clara, can I do a short interview with you in Spanish? It’s for [...]
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 [...]
I first left the country ten years ago. At the time, I was twelve years old and completely unaware of the impact that trip would have on the rest of my life. I visited Guatemala City on a service [...]
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 [...]
Alison is the founder and editorial director of Global Living Magazine, a lifestyle magazine and resource for expatriates worldwide. With a focus on living abroad, Global Living Magazine includes [...]
By Nicole Edry It’s easy to be fascinated by the rampant rainbow array of cultures in our world. Especially when you think about the unique history building and changing and molding each [...]
“You can always succeed as a third culture kid.” One year ago, I was a new student with a really limited English level in my current school. Although I was born in Japan, I grew up in China and [...]
What’s your TCK/Nomadic story? I moved to Bahrain, a tiny desert island in the Gulf with my parents on their first expatriate posting as a young girl in 1970. After 6 years, we relocated to [...]
I have a profound obsession with words and language. I believe words, do in fact, mean things and it is important to understand them. Sometimes, stereotypes exist because people do not understand [...]
Is it the food? The climate? The pop culture? For me, it’s most definitely the people. As a Third Culture Kid (TCK), I’ve moved quite a lot, and when in school, I often struggled to make [...]
