Third Culture Kid Life

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Can We Endure?

I have a lot of faith that, while this post will be very much outside the wheelhouse of Third Culture Kid Life as a whole, that this reader-base is the exact one to understand my thought process. W…

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Be Heard

I’ve been writing for TCKs for a decade now, and during that time I have watched the global trend of globalized thought shift to an incredibly positive outlook on humanity as a whole. I have …

It’s time I come back.

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Here’s My Brexit

A Third Culture Kid’s take on the Brexit vote.

The Brexit, from the perspective of a TCK.

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What We Leave Behind

Leaving our lives behind is a concept that is inherent in every single Third Culture Kid's upbringing. As far as foundations are concerned, the idea that a departure is always imminent is probably ...

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Welcome Home, They Say

 "Welcome home!" they say, with a look on their faces that shows such an immeasurable joy that can only be expressed by someone who has stood in my shoes before, holding a key to a new home, the fi...

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If Samsung unveils this bad-boy, my life will be complete.

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Net Neutrality is Globalization, Let's Fight to Keep It

I challenge you to find a Third Culture Kid (TCK) out there who doesn't agree with this statement: The internet is the purest and most openly accessible form of connection between cultures currentl...

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Not a normal TCK Life post, but I got bored one day and decided to draw this, and figured, why not!

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Dear Scotland, Please Don't Go

Dear Scotland, You don't know me, and sadly, I do not know you. Not as I should at least, not as I'd like. I have seen so many countries in my life that admitting I've never set foot on your soil f...

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I'm Not Done Here

If you're here, then you're either a Third Culture Kid, the parent of a TCK, or have some sort of intimate relationship with TCK life and/or expatriation. In some way, you at the very least partial...

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Childhood Home

You tell me about your childhood home, and I smile and nod, balancing on the edge of every single word watching as your eyes light up and the memories of your youth flood through you. As you commen...

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Domestic Cultural Blending

There are two types of people in this world when it comes to culture. There are those like us, the Third Culture Kids of the planet, that find comfort in absorption and  who want to take a culture ...

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The Culture of 21st Century Employees

Being naturally inclined to analyze culture in all its forms, I have noticed some very interesting trends in 21st century work culture, especially in regards to the complete polar difference in the...

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The Death of Culture

Here's a thought to consider: The first world fear of offending someone who has different beliefs, characteristics, or values to us is killing culture as we know it, and not just ours, but the cult...

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Third Culture Kid Design poster coming early 2014 (with watermarks removed, obviously) to www.thirdculturekidlife.com

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The True Pioneers in TCK Life

People are always asking me what it was like to grow up all over the world. I know I'm not alone when I say that, and I know I'm not alone when I struggle to respond to that question. The thing is,...