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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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

Claiming Our Identity Very recently, I had a disturbing, unwelcomed debate with a colleague about my experiences as a TCK. As I tried to discuss why TCK’s need support systems and services delivered by TCK’s with common backgrounds rather than […]

I love great conversation.  I love stimulating intellectual discourse, and I love passionate debates that stay within the boundaries of mutual respect.  However, there are some topics that are not up for debate. If I had a conversation with colleagues […]