From the category archives:

Global Nomad/TCK

To Expat Moms in Beijing

March 23, 2009

in Beijing, China, Expat Life, Global Nomad/TCK

If I had kids and if I lived in Beijing, I would attend this seminar sponsored by the Beijing International SOS clinic: 
Understanding Third Culture Children – 13th May 2009
(But I don’t and I don’t so I won’t, but I love to promote TCK events! If you’re an expat mom, you’re raising TCKs!) I couldn’t locate any [...]

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Someday I’ll Go Back to Egypt

October 1, 2007

in Expat Life, Global Nomad/TCK

Sunset at Pyramids
Found on Flickr by kevin on the road
Isn’t that gorgeous?
I’ve been to Egypt twice, once with my parents and family friends and once with a school group. One of the perks of international schools is when it comes time for competition with other schools, you get to go to other countries. [...]

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Am I a Wheniwuzzer?

June 7, 2007

in Expat Life, Global Nomad/TCK

“WhenIWuzzer…” A very annoying type person who has traveled extensively and lived all across the globe. In conversation, this person will frequently wax poetic and long about places they’ve been. They are all too often excited to share experiences they’ve had “when I was in Kathmandu…” or “Well, when I was in Madagascar…” Their neighbors, [...]

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Being a Global Nomad or a TCK

July 31, 2005

in Expat Life, Global Nomad/TCK

What is a TCK? A third culture kid
According to TCK World:
A TCK is an individual who, having spent a significant part of the developmental years in a culture other than that of their parents, develops a sense of relationship to both. These children of business executives, soldiers and sailors, diplomats, and missionaries, who live abroad, [...]

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