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Hi All!
I’m new to this website, I joined about 2 weeks ago. It’s so terrific that I’ve finally discovered what being a TCK is all about- at 41 years old! haha.
I live in Florida, USA, for right now, but have […]

“You get a strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place. Like you’ll not only miss the people you love, but the person you are now, at this time and place, because you’ll never be this way ever […]

To enter leave a comment on my DrieCulturen blog before the 31st of December 2012. You might win a signed copy of “Fly Away Home” by Maggie Mykleburst. Maggie was born and raised on the Jersey Shore. She is […]

*WARNING WARNING, RANTING AHEAD. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK*

So today, a good friend of mine moved to France.
I was sad, but super excited for her, as it was her first time moving –ever.
However, I didn’t really […]

A-Cross-Cultural-Kids Austausch-Tag am 5. Jan. 2013 – Schloss Hurlach/BY Ein Tag für erwachsene Cross-Cultural-Kids.Cross-Cultural-Kids sind normal, anders, bunt, interessiert, global und lieben den Austausch […]

The book gives insight into the life of a third culture kid. Kathy survived a plane crash, an earthquake and a military coup but to her her life was normal. It was only when she moved to California to start […]

Hi Everyone,

I just joined this week and I just wanted to formally introduce myself to the group. I just edited my profile so I figured it is easier to copy and paste my story here instead of retyping everything! […]

Hi TCKs and Adult TCKs,
I grew up in many places just as you did or are doing right now. The longest I lived in one place while growing up was in Yokohama, Japan. After Japan we moved to Alaska, which is part of […]

How do you say someone who speaks 3 languages? “Trilingual.” How do you say someone who speaks 2 languages? “Bilingual” How do you say someone who speak 1 language?
“……..”　You decide.

I came across a really interesting article that has to do with the good and bad of re-entering into your home country, which I touch on in this blog.  I would love to hear about your own experiences with this.  My […]

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Any opinion would be appreciated.

Dear friends,
Thank you for being a vital and active part of our community! We hope you are enjoying conversations with kindred spirits, making new friends, and learning more about yourself. We are only happy to […]

On September 20th, 1932,
(precisely 80 years ago) this famous black and white photograph was taken. The 11 men, who are supposedly Irish immigrants, are on top of the then-construction Rockefeller building, […]

Taken from my blog: http://www.ChasingHiromi.com

Who are Third Culture Kids?
A global nomad. International school alumni. A world traveler. A military kid. TCKs are people who spent a majority of their childhood years […]

One way I think helps us picture where TCKs fit into the grand scheme of things is by using colour.
Imagine cultures as colours. Culture Y is yellow and culture Z is blue.
A child growing up in one culture will […]

Taken from my blog at https://heyitsjohnnyc.wordpress.com/2012/09/16/how-social-media-has-made-most-tcks-idiots/

The depth of experiences and the diversity of stories that those who travel and undergo great […]

http://www.vergemagazine.com/program-search.html (Work + Study + Volunteer Abroad Programs)http://www.housecarers.com/, http://www.housecarers.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowd_funding, <a […]

Hey everyone,
Clark Levykh here, age 25, living currently in Vancouver Canada. Part of my story is that I definitely don’t feel that I belong anywhere in Canada, I’ve been right across this country and most of the […]

Checking-in.
1 year after I discovered TCKID, I thought it was time for a re-visit. I have to thank this website/community so much, as it had definitely helped me find who I am, accept who I am, and live life to […]

So, when some time in my late teens, I stumbled into the realisation that the majority of my heroes were not heroines, and that fewer still shared my ethnic origins, for a while I was angry. I was angry with the […]