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When the single “No Roots” by Alice Merton came out in 2017, it reached number two on the alternative charts. For Third Culture Kids (TCKs) and other culturally mobile individuals, the title suggests a feeling with which they may be […]

By ewageck Table etiquette and food consumption is just as important to a culture’s identity as is every other aspect (i.e. religion, lifestyle, fashion, music, et cetera). For example, some different cultural food customs are Thailand’s thoughts on forks. They […]

I am a Third Culture Kid. I am a Military Brat. I am a National Nomad. I am a child of the United States of America. I’ve only been out of the country once, for a week’s vacation in Canada. […]

I never thought I’d fall in love with Amsterdam, a city I truly knew nothing about. The second I dropped my bags at the Coco Mama hostel, I hit the streets with my friends to explore. Amsterdam is a sight […]

As the world slowly emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, travel is finally seeing an uptick. Leave a less negative or even a positive footprint on the destinations you chose to journey to by being conscious of the economic and cultural […]

Lauren Gale grew up spending half of her life in Canada and the rest in the United States. While many people might say the two countries have few differences in comparison, she would beg to differ. Cultural differences Lauren has […]

Relocating to new areas can be a scary and huge adjustment for anyone. For Lauren Gale, the comfort of knowing that her family was with her was her rock.  Military family With Lauren‘s father being in the Canadian military, she […]

In 2011, Lauren Gale came to the United States from Canada in hopes of adjusting to a new life with her family. Lauren had no idea the culture shock and cross-cultural kid (CCK) experience that she was in for. Gale’s […]