Third Culture Kid: Pleased to Meet You
When I was ten years old my family picked up and moved to Kazakhstan, and I became a third culture kid. In 1996, my…
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Snapshots of a Third Culture Kid
As a Third Culture Kid (TCK), I often wrestle with who I was and who I am today. The following are snapshots from the…
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Resilience Amidst the Temporary – Chasing Rootedness During Transition
Now, where did I pack my blue athletic shorts? Was it the green duffel or the gray one? I rummage for some minutes more…
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Third Culture Kid: Post-Election Anxiety
I don’t know what to write. I want to write about the recent American presidential election. As an author who writes predominantly about her…
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Third Culture Kid: Falling for A TCK
Since I wrote last week’s Third Culture Kid post on relationships, I decided I wanted to hear from a first culture kid about what…
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Third Culture Kid: 5 Things For Dating a TCK
Relationships are hard when you are a third culture kid (TCK). Because we’ve grown up with a transient lifestyle, commitments can be difficult for…
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Third Culture Kid: My Take on Gilmore Girls
The hit TV show Gilmore Girls dropped into my life when I was a 15-year-old Third Culture Kid (TCK) living in Kazakhstan. Gilmore Girls…
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Third Culture Kid: Are You Ready For Some Football?
I come from a family of artists. All of us have a talent for some art form, be it painting, design, music, drama or…
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Third Culture Kid: Let’s Talk TCK Relationships
Are you a Third Culture Kid (TCK)? Does your TCK-ness ever get in the way of connecting with people and making friends? Or are…
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Third Culture Kid: Safe in a 9/11 World
15 years ago, on a Tuesday night, I sat down to watch TV. I was a high school sophomore and a third culture kid (TCK)…
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Third Culture Kid: In Remembrance of a Passport
I got married five months ago, and since then I’ve worked on the process of changing my name. Just last week, I received my brand-new passport with…
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Third Culture Kid: Am I Proud to be an American?
During my first week at my international school as a third culture kid (TCK) in Kazakhstan, I was teased for being an American. While…
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