third culture kid

Summer is almost here! For many Third Culture Kids (TCKs), the arrival of summer break means they will finally have a chance to go visit that overseas best friend. Long-distance friendships can be rough. Skype dates and late night phone […]

It’s starting to warm up in the Northern Hemisphere, and with nicer weather comes summer vacation! Summer is the perfect time for for Third Culture Kids (TCKs) to travel internationally to parts of the world they haven’t visited. Whether it’s […]

By Alli Marti Third Culture Kids (TCK) know how to quickly adapt to new environments in order to survive; they also know the isolation that comes with displacement and quick adaptation. That isn’t all bad. Homeless millennials There is another […]

Emily Olsen was one year old when her family uprooted and moved from the United States to Izmir, Turkey. They lived there until Olsen was eight years old, and eventually moved back to Nebraska, USA, to be closer to family. […]

Kailey Carlson misses the elaborate Christmas markets that she would visit in Stuttgart, Germany. She misses the old architecture and cobblestone streets, as well as riding her bike, alone, to the Saturday Market every week to pick up breads, cheeses and fresh vegetables […]

For fashion model LaTonia Robinson, being a Third Culture Kid (TCK) is not a label. Rather, it’s a journey. Robinson and being Jamaican-American Robinson is Jamaican-American who was born and raised in New York and now lives in Florida. She […]

Esther Wheelwright was a nun in the 1700s who lived in three different North American cultures from childhood through adulthood.  Born in Wells, Maine in 1696, her quiet life as a tavern keeper’s daughter would soon be thrown into a […]

Karl Olsen, native of Niwot, Colo., USA explains that people often look at him “like some sort of puzzle piece.” Just like everyone else, he grew up experiencing the culture around him but as a Japanese-Caucasian he felt his physical […]