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In Part 2 of this series on Missionary Kid Ian Contival, he talks about the culture shock of moving back “home” to the United States after having lived in Taiwan since the age of 2. While living in Taiwan, Ian […]

Growing up as a Third Culture Kid (TCK) is misconceived to be something one “moves past” but it is something that has a lasting impact on how you view the world, for a majority of one’s adult life. I am […]

(This post is dedicated to my mother and the third in a series about Third Culture Kids and Third Culture Adults. Read the previous articles here and here.) “Where are you from” is a question some of us can answer […]

Boo! The weather, the creepy crawlers, and of course, the candy are all something we can associate with a certain holiday – Halloween! As we know, many cultures around the world celebrate Halloween and all do it a bit differently. […]

WhoIsUmi Who is Umi? The rising musician’s media handles share the same question, @whoisumi. Growing up in the prime era of Youtube, Tierra Umi Wilson always had a knack for songwriting. In high school, the young aspiring artist spent time […]

As we reflect on the last two articles within this series about Madi Soler and her life as a Third Culture Kid (TCK) and Susan Hsin and her life as an immigrant kid, we can begin to understand a lot […]

Looking back at part 1 of this series, we can see how Madi Soler’s life as a Domestic Third Culture Kid within different states in the United States affected her as a whole. As we move forward, we’re going to […]

Unlike Madi Soler, many of us tend to grow up in the same environment until we reach adulthood and start branching out on our own. For Third Culture Kids (TCKs), we see major differences in the way they grow up. […]