Articles
Identity Theft of Third Culture Kids.
This post will have some nodding their heads in agreement and others shaking their fist in frustration. It’s a risk I’m willing to take I’m actuall ...
Good Grief: Helping TCKs Navigate Their Unresolved Grief
I grew up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I only moved there when I was ten but had lived a few places before then. So when we got there and stayed ...
9 questions to consider before leaving your field
A timing question. We all leave the field eventually. So when is the right time? When I was a field director in Congo I would say, I sure hope the ...
Transitionitis: Also known as Happy and Sad Syndrome (HASS)
Written in jest (but only partly)... ABOUT Transitionitis/HASS is a very common ailment affecting hundreds of travellers each year. It is caused ...
10 Things to Expect When You Take TCKs HOME
When the time comes for your family to move back to your passport country, you can bet it’s going to be a big transition for everyone. Aside from a ...
Suitcases by Haddie Grace
"Suitcases", an original TCK song, focuses on resilience rather than grief, and instead of lamenting the absence of a traditional sense of home, cl ...
Anchoring Yourself as an MK: A Review of Jeanne Harrison’s ~Hiding in the Hallway~
MKs (missionary kids, third culture kids, TCKs) face challenges that few realize. Harrison's book offers honesty, empathy, and grace for the challe ...
So, what ARE you? | Third Culture Kid PSA
Filmed and published by Devina Lookman on Monday, November 11, 2019.
An Interview with Sara Saunders, Author of the TCK Book - SWIRLY
There have been a lot of books written about Third Culture Kids but not so many for them, especially for young TCKs. Swirly, written by a ...
Particle Physics Finally Explains Third Culture Kids!
Some of you know I’m a science lover. Our friends back in the States know this too, and a couple times a year they send us a package with their old ...
10 Ways Expats and TCKs Can Relate to Buddy the Elf
I don’t know about you, but I find it very hard to believe that Elf has been around since 2003. It quickly became one of the Christmas movie clas ...
How to handle an abrupt transition
I wrote Looming Transitions with known transitions in mind. But what the world has been experiencing recently is the exact opposite of a looming tr ...