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I am not an Army B.R.A.T. – A TCK Story
Catching up with Katie Piner is always a privilege. I have known Katie for ten years, we met in Cairo, Egypt where we both went to the American school, and graduated beneath the Giza Pyramids. Katie is a Third […]
Where Everybody Is: TCKs and the Twilight Zone
No matter what country I was living in while growing up, there was one television show that was constant and served as “comfort TV”: Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone and it so happens that the first episode touches on […]
How do you react as a TCK?
Lived outside your passport country growing up? You’re a Third Culture Kid (TCK), and it’s a must that you read Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, a fantastic book written by Ruth Van Reken and David Pollock. They argue that […]
Why ‘Mean Girls’ Cady Heron is the Perfect Global Nomad
“So if you’re from Africa, why are you white?” This is one of the most frequently quoted lines from the cultural movie phenomenon, Mean Girls, which traces the transition of Cady Heron, African sweetheart, to an American high school “mean […]
How you can conquer that TCK restlessness
As an adult Third Culture Kid, I used to always think and say to others: I get restless. I get bored easily. I need things to constantly be changing around me. I always thought it was logical: I’d lived in […]
CultursCASA: A Place for Global Gathering
This is my dream. To inhabit or restore a historic building with a lot of character. To take a building that has seen many, and bring in barreling into the 21st Century by having different Cultures, People, Food, Art and […]
Interview with a TCK: Brie Tomlinson a German at Heart
Brie Tomlinson seems like your normal college senior. In 2011, she moved from Colorado Springs to start school at Colorado State University and comes off as your typical Coloradan. But Brie has a much different background. She is a TCK, […]
Acknowledging the TCK Experience: Part III
Honoring Those Who Have Come Before Us Here are some people who have come before us that have been resources for the community of military families, only that they have not been granted the recognition and support they deserve: Donna […]