culture

One of the first and most famous reality shows that kick-started the reality TV scene in the early 2000s in the United States was Survivor. After 28 seasons, the show maintains a committed and growing audience. So why are Americans […]

As you have seen in the last two parts of this, series, TCKs and LGBTQ+ individuals have their own definitions of the cultures and communities. But what happens when we find a cross of these two lifestyles? For Izzy, her […]

As they say in Trini, it’s ” Fantastic Friday,” the Friday before the hype of Carnival. Over the past few days, some friends from abroad arrived and the excitement has been building. We spent the previous day collecting costumes and […]

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 […]

Sauti Sol is one of the hottest musical groups out of Africa right now. Their pop sound, mixed with traditional Kenyan influences has made them one of the most popular groups in East Africa.The four members of the group, Bein-Aime […]

When former Paypal employees Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim created YouTube in 2005, they couldn’t have possibly known the video powerhouse that YouTube would become. Today, YouTube has mounted to a huge societal component of how we communicate […]

Every year, during the fall, an ancient Hindu festival called “Diwali” is celebrated. Diwali is also commonly known as “Deepavali” and it means the “festival of lights.” According to Hinduism Today, “the festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over […]

What is culture? What does it mean to be multicultural? As an expat, how can you accelerate your integration in a new workplace, in a new town, in a new neighborhood?   In my work as an executive coach with […]