Cultural Mobility

By Aidan Loughran Leon Bridges is an African-American musician whose music genre ranges from rhythm and blues to soul and gospel. He was born in Atlanta, Ga. but grew up in Fort Worth, Tex. Raised by a relatively poor family, his […]

I am a Third Culture Kid. I am a Military Brat. I am a National Nomad. I am a child of the United States of America. I’ve only been out of the country once, for a week’s vacation in Canada. […]

In today’s society, there are fewer children growing up in traditional monocultural environments. This offers the idea that new opportunities from this new way of living can help our globalizing world expand and diversify people’s worldviews. Individuals who find themselves […]

Nicole Gilbert has lived in Portugal, Costa Rica, the U.S.A. and Italy. While there have been so many struggles in being a culturally mobile child there has been a lot of rewarding knowledge she has picked up along the way. […]

The film Brooklyn, directed by John Crowley, is a story rich in cultural fluidity. Set in Brooklyn, New York in the mid 1950s, Brooklyn follows the life of Eilis Lacey, a young woman from Enniscorthy, Ireland, and her experiences in both America and Ireland.

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. […]

Sierrah Matthes was constantly on the move throughout her childhood and developmental years. She endured emotional and physical changes from 4-18 years old and this helped mold her into who she is today. Being a Military B.R.A.T came with many […]

Sierrah Matthes started adapting to change at only 3-years-old. Moving from house to house and family member to family member was beneficial for Matthes and her future of being a military B.R.A.T. Not only did she adapt to moving around […]