Lifestyle
Emma Watson: actress, environmentalist; TCK
Emma Watson has been a trending celebrity in the news lately because of a few new projects she is working on. She was born in Paris, and lived there until the age of five. Following her parents’ divorce, she moved […]
Celebrities with a multi-cultural background: Mark Wahlberg
The MTV movie awards were this past weekend, and many celebrities took home a golden popcorn statue. Mark Wahlberg was one of the big winners featured at the awards. Though he is an American, his ethnic background may surprise you. […]
Director Rahul Gandotra: A TCK story
Director Rahul Gandotra is behind the academy award winning short film “The Road Home.” The inspirational film follows a nine-year-old character on a journey to understand where he belongs. Gandotra based the main character, Pico, on himself and his own […]
From Obama to Uma: Famous Third Culture Kids
Famous Third Culture Kids (TCKs) American Sociologist, David Pollock, is a pioneer in the Third Culture Kid (TCK) movement. In his book “Third Culture Kids: Growing up Among Worlds,” he elaborates, “A Third Culture Kid (TCK) is a person who […]
Surprise TCK: Freddie Mercury
Iconic, legendary, inspirational, dynamite and flamboyant — these are common descriptions used to describe Freddie Mercury. But underneath the greatness, there is another side of Freddie Mercury that we are not familiar with. Farrokh Bulsara — shy, introvert, Indian Parsi […]
Easy Italian: Baked Risotto
BAKED, NOT STIRRED Everyday Foods’ Sarah Carey brings us yet another delish international concoction. And! This one is easy… Take a look: Oven Risotto Unlike stove-top risottos, this oven-baked version requires hardly any stirring, yet still creates a creamy rice […]
A rising TCK celebrity: Lupita Nyong’o
The MTV movie awards were held this past weekend, and one of the celebrities who attended was Lupita Nyong’o. When people look at Nyong’o, they see a beautiful black woman with a last name that is impossible to pronounce. Little […]
Feeling Guilt? It could be Depression.
According to the World Health Organization depression will be the second highest disability in year 2020. In recent Psychiatric research findings, studies show Americans are becoming treatment resistant to medications and fewer than 50 percent may never receive remission. One […]

















