Military B.R.A.T.s
Women’s International Month: TCK Women of Colorado
Two Women of Colorado, Morgan Almazan and Anjali Gopinath, are incredible TCK women who have traveled and lived somewhere other than their hometown. They have traveled across the pond to finish college in India and work for the Navy […]
Being a TCK: a chance to see the diversely beautiful world- Dahlia Ambrosine’s Life Journey
Dahlia Ambrosine, an insightful and beautiful woman whose life is full of adventure. Although Ambronsine was born in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, she identified not only Trinidad and Tobago is her home, but also Colorado. She calls Trinidad home because […]
Ruth Van Reken: The Power of Passion
Global diversity and all its surrounding divisions, classifications, misconceptions, struggles, ideas and linking factors have never been more complicated to define. However, Ruth Van Reken, co-founder of Families in Global Transition (FIGT) and co-author of “Third Culture Kids: Growing Up […]
Friends and places may come and go, but mom is constant
Houses change. Friends come and go. I move to a new place with new people. Growing up, almost nothing in my life seemed constant. My family would move every two to four years while my father was in the air […]
The journey to understanding ones identity: “The Road Home”
“Indian!” “Indian!” the kids shouted at him in Hindi as he stood in frustration trying to understand why this was happening. As a young kid, Pico grew up with many challenges, and as a third culture kid he lived in […]
Expert Ilaria Vilkelis on Thriving Beyond Cultures
Ilaria Vilkelis is a Culturs Expert and the founder of Thriving Beyond Cultures, a resource to help ex-pats, B.R.A.T.s, and TCKs take time to process the dramatic changes they are experiencing. Ilaria believes that how we cope with change affects […]
