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The student-led Global Student Association at the American School of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is a mix of Third Culture Kids (TCKs), cross-border citizens and cultural nomads.

In Part 2 of this four-part series about Third Culture Kids in Brazil, we meet TCKs Max Saragoussi and Arsene Charlon.

“Gracie & Pedro: Pets To The Rescue,” an upcoming film that combines animation and live action, looks like it has themes that would resonate with Third Culture Kids (TCKs) and multicultural families.

For most people, particularly if they are adult Third Culture Kids or Cross-Cultural Kids, the mention of an African safari brings up the visuals of massive forests replete with wildlife species and exotic fauna alongside indigenous tribes.

Third Culture Kids (TCKs) have typically spent a significant part of their upbringing crossing cultures. Their experiences can make it challenging to find, form and sustain a sense of belonging to place and to people.

As the United States made history welcoming Vice President Kamala Harris, Culturs — the global multicultural magazine, focused on how Harris represents an increasing wave of politicians displaying hidden diversity.

Along with Barack Obama and John McCain, the issue’s cover story highlights  how Third Culture Kids (TCKs) like these three examples are changing the face of U.S. politics. Third Culture Kids are those who grow up with geographic and cultural mobility during their formative years when identity is formed. In 1984, Sociologist Ted Ward called TCKs “The prototype citizens of the future.”

“The classic profile of a TCK is someone with a global perspective who is socially adaptable and intellectually flexible,” says Ruth Van Reken, co-author of a celebrated book on Third Culture Kids. In the article, she shares that “The U.S. ‘melting pot’ indeed has birthed notable TCKs in its political ranks.” The issue boasts an original art illustration of Harris amongst Lotus flowers, which is one translation for her name’s meaning.

Women’s fashion in 2026 reflects a world shaped by movement, layered identities and lived experience across borders.

In a world filled with many kinds of relationships, the most sacred relationship — outside the relationship one has with oneself — is the relationship between a man and a woman formed through marriage.