Third Culture Kid (TCK)
I am not an Army B.R.A.T. – A TCK Story
Catching up with Katie Piner is always a privilege. I have known Katie for ten years, we met in Cairo, Egypt where we both went to the American school, and graduated beneath the Giza Pyramids. Katie is a Third […]
Culturs TV: An inside look behind the camera
Welcome. Here at Culturs, our TV program becomes a space for culturally diverse individuals to share their stories in an interactive way. Each space varies, but each one is enriching and full of personal stories that add to the experience […]
The TCK Language: Miscommunication Builds Barriers
It’s hard to contribute your perspective when sometimes your perspective can sound to others like bragging. We’ve all been there, standing with a group of people who are talking, wanting to contribute, but feeling that if we do they might […]
Apparently, Seasons Change: A Tropical TCK’s Perspective
When I remember Piasau Camp I remember vibrant Friday nights. The Boat Club was filled with all of my schoolmates running barefoot on the beach and playing cops and robbers in the playground. All of the parents sat around eating […]
Where Everybody Is: TCKs and the Twilight Zone
No matter what country I was living in while growing up, there was one television show that was constant and served as “comfort TV”: Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone and it so happens that the first episode touches on […]
Expatriate Community Extinguished: Replaced with Nature Reserve
When I remember Piasau Camp I remember vibrant Friday nights. The Boat Club was filled with all of my schoolmates running barefoot on the beach and playing cops and robbers in the playground. All of the parents sat around eating […]
Beyond the Guitar: String Instruments from Around the Globe
This infographic, made by contributor Katie Murphy, outlines a few string instruments originating from Spain, Great Britain, China, India, South America and West Africa. There are so many different type of instruments from around the world that most people will […]
How do you react as a TCK?
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 […]