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Kaleidoscope for TCKs’s Instagram post: “For the third episode of TCKs 101 we’re tackling the big one: grief. Disenfranchised and accumulated, TCK grief is unique...except for when…”

”What does Corona Quarantine and TCKs have in common?  For the third episode of TCKs 101 we’re tackling the big one: grief. Disenfranchised an ...

August 22, 2020
10 Ways Expats and TCKs Can Relate to Buddy the Elf

I don’t know about you, but I find it very hard to believe that Elf has been around since 2003. It quickly became one of the Christmas movie classi ...

August 22, 2020
Such A Bubble with Waciwi

Waciwi calls it like it is. She shares her story with courageous transparency and honesty and challenges the culture and religion that shaped her d ...

August 22, 2020
CulTure miKs

This is a website for Third Culture Kids (TCKs). Go ahead and click around to discover some great art created by TCKs, for TCKs, about the TCK expe ...

August 22, 2020
An Interview with Sara Saunders, Author of the TCK Book - SWIRLY

There have been a lot of books written about Third Culture Kids but not so many for them, especially for young TCKs. Swirly, written by a ...

August 22, 2020
Citizens of the World - A conversation about MKs and TCKs with Michèle Phoenix. by BFA Life Podcast • A podcast on Anchor

Listen to this compelling conversation with a leader in the field of educating, training, and caring for missionary families and their children. We ...

August 22, 2020
Emotional Resilience and the Expat Child: Practical Storytelling Techniques That Will Strengthen the Global Family

The only thing you can be sure you can move around the world is your child's ability to increase his or her interpersonal skills. In today's global ...

August 22, 2020
The Beautiful Art of Goodbyes: A Missionary Kid’s Perspective

In a life of constant transition, coping with farewells is a familiar but painful feeling for MKs.

August 22, 2020
Suitcases by Haddie Grace

"Suitcases," an original TCK song, focuses on resilience rather than grief, and instead of lamenting the absence of a traditional sense of home, cl ...

August 22, 2020
Don't Ask Where I'm From, Ask Where I'm a Local

When someone asks you where you're from… do you sometimes not know how to answer? Writer Taiye Selasi speaks on behalf of "multi-local" people, who ...

August 22, 2020
Anchoring Yourself as an MK: A Review of Jeanne Harrison’s "Hiding in the Hallway"

MKs (missionary kids, third culture kids, TCKs) face challenges that few realize. Harrison's book offers honesty, empathy, and grace for the challe ...

August 22, 2020
Fostering the Relationships in a TCK's Life

For this post, I'd like to focus on the relationships TCKs have in their life. I'm going to share some ideas for the three different relations ...

August 22, 2020