third culture kid

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 […]

If I had a shirt I could have worn throughout my childhood and teen years of moving around the world, it would spell out these words from my all-time favorite quote: “I hate goodbyes.” Goodbyes for me meant leaving countless […]

There were several observations that John Bowlby, a British psychologist famous for his work in child development, made on attachment theory. One of these was the following scenario consisting of three stages: A primary caregiver leaves his or her infant […]

If you’ve lived in another country and returned to your home country of America then you know the difficulties that happen when you moved back. From driving to eating, American culture has to be re-learned again. Reverse Culture Shock Flickr: […]

    In today’s episode Karissa discusses how she learned to be comfortable with herself despite having felt like a chameleon for a big part of her life. She is an ESOL educator, writer and parent. I absolutely love her […]

Today I had the pleasure of talking to Adam Hacker an entrepreneur who grew up partially in Tokyo and has used his experience to fuel his business and personal life. You can follow him on Twitter and check out his company at […]

In this episode I share how I gained my global identity and learned to use it to my advantage. I essentially share my biography and you will learn how: I used sports to make friends Found myself in the midst […]