Articles
The Long-Term Impact of Boarding School
The long-term impact of boarding school can manifest itself as 'boarding school syndrome' - a condition counsellors need to be aware of and work wi ...
FIVE Cs THAT EXPLAIN MKs: Help for Those Who Love us
Defining what it means to be an MK ranks right up there with summarizing the plot of Inception or The Matrix. We’re not just Rubik’s Cubes. We’re R ...
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 ...
5 Tips for Leaving Well With Teenagers
Moving overseas with teenagers can be daunting for both the teen and their parents. Having personally moved overseas as a young teen, I can speak t ...
Growing Up Global: What a TCK's Life is Like
A collection of stories compiled and edited by Cindy Loong.
Note: unsure if still in print
By Cindy Loong
7 Lies Christians in College Tell Themselves
Christians in college are susceptible to these lies. Here’s how each can be debunked.
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 ...
Good Grief: Helping TCKs Navigate Their Unresolved Grief
I grew up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I only moved there when I was ten but had lived a few places before then. So when we got there and stayed ...
Particle Physics Finally Explains Third Culture Kids!
Similarities between neutrinos (subatomic particles) and TCKs. Am I just plain crazy to see this metaphor?
By: Elizabeth Trotter
7 Thoughts for Graduating TCKs
Dear Graduating Senior, This spring I hugged you. I cried with you. I said goodbye to you. And then I looked into the faces of your parents as they ...
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 ...
So, what ARE you? | Third Culture Kid PSA
Filmed and published by Devina Lookman on Monday, November 11, 2019.