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Photography Series perfectly visualizes being in-between identity
The liminal, or in-between identity, experience Photographer Sue Stevenson didn’t mean to evoke emotion for in-between identity, but she has. In visualizing what she considers crisis in mid-life, the images also convey what some may describe as the feeling of […]
The Nature of Bosnia—A Road Trip Through the Balkans
The Nature of Bosnia Last month I took a road-trip with my family through the Balkans. Driving through the mountains of Bosnia was incredible. I’ve been on some pretty adventurous road trips in my lifetime, but the scenery, nature, and […]
J Balvin: TCK Superstar
Colombian recording artist J Balvin (Jose Alvaro Osario Balvin) has become one of the most popular artists in the world in his short career, and his story is unlike many musicians in the modern era of music. Born to a […]
Are Protests Effective Anymore?
Lecia Brooks, director at the Southern Poverty Law Center, gave a presentation on the Civil Rights Movement at Colorado State University’s Diversity Symposium. Brooks went in depth about the importance of protest against discrimination. She offered a first-hand experience into […]
Two TCKs explain their college experience
Amy Noble and Jordan Crowther are Third Culture Kids who had anything but easy transitions during their first year of college. “I completely lost all sense of home,” Noble says about her arrival to Colorado State University. Crowther remembers, “I […]
A Change of Season: From Third Culture Kid to Third Culture Adult
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 […]
At the Crossroads of Culture and Career – Part 2 of 2
Interview with an Interculturalist — Part 2 Cross-Cultural Kid (CCK), Immigrant, Expatriate, Third Culture Adult (TCA) and Interculturalist — Mishell Hernandez describes her career as an Interculturalist in her own words. If you missed the video interview with Mishell and part 1 of this interview […]
Wherever We May Go: When a TCK Marries a TCK (Part II)
Every Third Culture Kid’s experience is different. Although it is easy for us to generalize and believe we all feel common sentiments, symptoms and memories, marrying a fellow TCK has taught me otherwise. In the same way, everyone’s marriage is […]