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I’m a TCK and a Celebrity HairstylistAlthough he was known in celebrity circles beforehand, stylist Ted Gibson really gained notoriety...February 13, 2015

We’re TCKs and We Work On A Travel Startup"I remember saying, 'God, I would never do a startup, it just sounds like...July 14, 2013

Aliens in HollywoodTo understand why it is arguably more difficult for a non-U.S. resident to break...July 12, 2013

Adventures with Dad

Published by Ed Deiss

Becoming a single dad was an unexpected, blindsiding typhoon ocean wave. As I navigated the transition, I came to appreciate the traits developed as a TCK. Rather than running...

February 23, 2015
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experiences

To Return

Published by Mareike Pietzsch

My forever state cannot be running away, or wishing away, or whiling my thoughts away from here. Here, which is sitting opposite me smiling, with a big heart and...

February 18, 2015
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experiences

TCK Confessions: I dissociate

Published by Melinda Charnas

I catch myself repeatedly drowning my loneliness online, especially when I realize I have no real interest in watching episode 12 of whatever TV show I started yesterday, but...

February 16, 2015
Comments 11
experiences

From the moon

Published by Sue Sanders

In July 1974, my sister and I were dressed in matching blue-and-white shirts and no-fuss haircuts, exploring a ship while it sliced through a Norwegian fjord. We were on “home leave” –...

February 11, 2015
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experiences

What accent are you?

Published by Justin Lau

Have you ever stopped in the middle of a conversation to think consciously about what accent you’re speaking in? To check if you’re pronouncing things ‘correctly’? I have. A...

February 8, 2015
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experiences

“What is wrong with you people?”

Published by Neeha Mujeeb

As a TCK, whether you like it or not, you end up becoming an ambassador of the places you’ve lived in, the cultures you were a part of. I’ve...

December 10, 2013
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experiences

A Moment of Clarity

Published by Alejandra Castillo

I had told myself I wouldn’t have culture shock in America because I’d spent a lot of time here before. I was ready for air-conditioning and smooth highways, and...

December 9, 2013
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The Real Challenge Was To Stay

Published by Mareike Pietzsch

I couldn’t make a decision about what city to move to. When I asked my mom, she simply said, “Stop moving and stay where you are.”

October 15, 2013
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Finding Home: My Presentation at Clark University

In this presentation I walk through the question that lead me to creating DenizenMag.com, how difficult it is for Third Culture Kids to understand that “home” is not a...

March 17, 2015
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community

Third Culture Kid Styles Of Keeping In Touch

The first thing you learn as a TCK who lives a nomadic lifestyle is that everyone has different styles of keeping in touch. Some are great at it, others...

April 14, 2014
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community

United Noshes: Tasting One Meal From Each United Nations Member State

The concept of United Noshes is the epitome of being a TCK. It’s where Jesse Friedman and Laura Hadden, an adventurous husband-and-wife team, host dinners from their home in...

October 16, 2013
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TCK for teens: Connecting with TCKs and Non-TCKs Alike

As I sat down to attempt to write about this complex subject of TCK relationships, I turned on my Disney Pandora station to set the mood. To many, that...

October 8, 2013
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