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Hidden in My Heart: A Tck's Journey Through Cultural Transition
When Taylor Murray arrived in Japan, she felt like she was on an adventure-an adventure that God had called her family to take. The unique food, the strange language and the foreign culture were ex...
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 with.
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 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 said goodbye too. How can I express the depth of ...
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 relationships they have (with family, with others, and with...
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 challenge.
By: Jenilee Goodwin
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 feel at home in the town where they grew up, the ...
Funny Things Third Culture Kids Say
Kids say the darndest things. Parents make the darndest lists out of them. Writers published the darndest lists of the darndest things those kids say. Sorry. Some of these are from my own Third Cul...
7 Lies Christians in College Tell Themselves
Christians in college are susceptible to these lies. Here’s how each can be debunked.
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 Rubik’s Cubes whose facets are made of multicultura...
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
Drowning in Empathy: The Cost of Vicarious Trauma | Amy Cunningham | TEDxSanAntonio
Caregivers and emergency responders are empathetic individuals who risk suffering from Compassion Fatigue, a form of PTSD that is treatable using the steps described in Amy’s presentation. Amy Cunn...