Global Nomad

Lived outside your passport country growing up? You’re a Third Culture Kid (TCK), and it’s a must that you read Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, a fantastic book written by Ruth Van Reken and David Pollock.  They argue that […]

“So if you’re from Africa, why are you white?” This is one of the most frequently quoted lines from the cultural movie phenomenon, Mean Girls, which traces the transition of Cady Heron, African sweetheart, to an American high school “mean […]

This infographic shows the distribution of the top 10 languages spoken around the globe. Mandarin Chinese is spoken by the greatest amount of people around the world, nearing 1 billion. It is interesting to note that two of the top […]

This infographic offers a bit of insight into the life of a Third Culture Kid. The film, The Road Home, tells the story of Pico, a global nomad from Britain who is living in India. His feelings of displacement surround […]

Tayo Rockson, the CEO and founder of UYD magazine, is a TCK on a mission to make a difference in the world by spreading the word about Third Culture Kids. A Third Culture Kid is someone who straddles cultural boundaries […]

I love great conversation.  I love stimulating intellectual discourse, and I love passionate debates that stay within the boundaries of mutual respect.  However, there are some topics that are not up for debate. If I had a conversation with colleagues […]

Today I had the pleasure of talking to Adam Hacker an entrepreneur who grew up partially in Tokyo and has used his experience to fuel his business and personal life. You can follow him on Twitter and check out his company at […]

In this episode I share how I gained my global identity and learned to use it to my advantage. I essentially share my biography and you will learn how: I used sports to make friends Found myself in the midst […]