Third Culture Kid (TCK)

In this episode of the Destinations Podcast, Neurologist, Author and Global Thought Leader Dr. Charles Warter opens up about growing up between cultures and the emotional complexity of navigating identity, belonging and heritage.

If you’re a culturally fluid educator working with globally mobile students, you’ll want to check out the Safe Passage Across Networks organization.

Over 70 friends and relatives gathered in Aurora, Ill., U.S.A. this summer to celebrate the 80th birthday of Third Culture Kid author, Families in Global Transition Co-Founder and Alchemist Award honoree Ruth Van Reken.

If you’re interested in the current state of research on Third Culture Kids (TCKs), Cross-Cultural Kids (CCKs), expat families and international life in general, you’ll want to check out the TCK Research Podcast.

In Part 1 of this two-part series, we covered how an Adult TCK parent can handle the anticipation of sending a child off to college via the RAFT system. This part offers advice on how to handle oneself on the day of the send-off.

In this final installment of Third Culture Kids in Brazil, Gustav Duarte-Tykhelle and Mikael Byrkjeland write about being Norwegian TCKs living in Rio de Janeiro.

The student-led Global Student Association at the American School of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is a mix of Third Culture Kids (TCKs), cross-border citizens and cultural nomads.

In Part 2 of this four-part series about Third Culture Kids in Brazil, we meet TCKs Max Saragoussi and Arsene Charlon.