Higher Ed

Amy Noble and Jordan Crowther are Third Culture Kids who had anything but easy transitions during their first year of college. “I completely lost all sense of home,” Noble says about her arrival to Colorado State University. Crowther remembers, “I […]

Most people pay to learn a language, but how often do they pay to teach one? The very popular TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course is just that. Native english speakers are paying to learn how to teach […]

Growing up as a third culture kid (TCK) enhances one’s cultural awareness, in addition to providing one with unique experiences and opportunities. A TCK is a person who is raised in a culture other than their parents, an example being […]

Embed from Getty Images Diversity, is an issue that comes up among all types or families and their children. Although it can be both a struggle, it can also be an important aspect for growth. “When children do not fully […]

Recently I’ve been studying up on leadership in on of my psychology classes and I can’t help but to think how many times I’ve heard that TCKs often become equipped with incredible leadership skills. Skills such as a deep empathy […]

Growing up in a religiously-blended household, Erin was never “enough.” Not Catholic enough, not Jewish enough, and she even experienced a brief identity crisis when she realized that being white in her predominately Hispanic hometown of El Paso, Texas set […]

Life unfolds before us in small bits and pieces. Our lives become more defined depending on the environment, the people, the economic status and many more variables that are around us. One area that can have a large impact on […]

So, you’ve made the big decision to go to America for college. Or maybe you just relate to the cultural differences between the U.S. and the U.K. all too well. Or perhaps you were just surfing the web and are […]