‘Freeze this moment.’ I’ve discovered a new phrase for TCKs. It first hit me when my family and I were running through the Tokyo airport last week to catch a connecting flight. Okay. Running [...]
With so much written about the challenges that come from growing up between worlds, it’s important to highlight TCK strengths too. One of the most powerful of them is “Cross-Cluster [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
When Third Culture Kids (TCKs) and expats are asked the question ‘where’s home?’ a similar answer, or lack of answer, typically follows: Silence. A noticeable gulp. A panicked sequence of “Umm…” [...]
I often feel like a foreigner in my own country. I was born in Burma and lived outside my passport country until it was time to go to college. My father worked in international agriculture. I [...]
Today’s infographic comes from Caroline Osinki and the Kwintessential Consulting Ltdteam. We live in such a flat world today. In fact it has become such a digital village that we can [...]
It’s no surprise that society has changed in today’s world. Through avenues of globalization and increased global mobility, there is a demographic of citizens who are defining their existence not [...]
Hello, dear readers! My name is Farah and I am relatively new to the blogging world, but for some time, I have wanted to ask other TCKs/CCKs/Global Nomads about various subjects and themes to [...]
