Third Culture Kid (TCK)
JUXTAPOSITION PHOTO SERIES – Part 3 of 3: “Perception Hurts People” – Karishma Day
I Shared Smitha Day’s life experiences in Part 2 of this series, JUXTAPOSITION PHOTO SERIES – Part 2: Smitha Day’s Life Challenge as a TCK. Now, let’s turn to the page of Karishma Day, the daughter […]
JUXTAPOSITION PHOTO SERIES – Part 2 of 3: Smitha Day’s Life Challenge as a TCK
As discussed in Part I of this series, A Street Cat Photo Series – Part 1: “I am who I am” Without Perception, Interview with Chumba Limo, I started my story from Mimi, the street cat, and then continued my […]
Amanda Bates: A TCK experience that inspired a career
Amanda Bates reminisces the days she spent as an adolescent in the tropical country of Cameroon, Africa. She remembers spending time with her friends from the international school she went to, and she misses the undivided attention that made conversations with […]
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 […]
Love Across Cultures: A Moroccan TCA Story
TCK children often follow in the wake of their parent’s career, experiencing and living in new cultures as their parent’s job demands. This is not so with Amanda Ponzio-Mouttaki’s children. Mouttaki is a curious mom whose love of travel and […]
5 Things That Come to Mind When Thinking of Thanksgiving: Featuring Xiaoya Cheng and Claire Crookston
The month of November holds many traditions. Starting from no shave November all the way up to The Day of the Dead. However, people in the United States of America think of November as one Holiday only, Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Day […]
The Universal Language of YouTube
Over the past decade, social media applications and websites have soared due to the growing rate of technology. It’s weird to think that just ten years ago flip phones existed. The time of having to type a number three times […]
The 5 Worst Questions to Ask a TCK: Featuring Saja Kamal
Saja Kamal is an insta-famous activist and feminist engaged in many global platforms. Apart from her public life, Kamal grew up with a twist. She is from a Saudi Arabian father, Rami Kamal, and a Palestinian mother, Fatin Lababidi. […]

















