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Remembering Fall: As a Third Culture Kid, for as long as I can remember, fall has been my favorite season. Something about the overcast skies and the way the air suddenly smells crisp always strikes me as comforting. I love […]

When it comes to the different people that travel the world, some have a bit more experience than others. Two of the most popular ways to experience traveling is by either studying abroad in a different country or by actually […]

This infographic offers a bit of insight into the life of a Third Culture Kid. The film, The Road Home, tells the story of Pico, a global nomad from Britain who is living in India. His feelings of displacement surround […]

Tayo Rockson, the CEO and founder of UYD magazine, is a TCK on a mission to make a difference in the world by spreading the word about Third Culture Kids. A Third Culture Kid is someone who straddles cultural boundaries […]

In a recent study, researchers explored how new communication tools, such as Facebook and Twitter, make it easier for individuals to keep ‘backburners’. What is a backburner, you ask? A backburner is someone who you are not involved with at […]

There were several observations that John Bowlby, a British psychologist famous for his work in child development, made on attachment theory. One of these was the following scenario consisting of three stages: A primary caregiver leaves his or her infant […]

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 […]

When we refer to ourselves as a TCK, the people listening to us could give us a confused look. So for those with the confused look, what is a TCK? TCK is an abbreviation of the term Third Culture Kid, […]