Jan 6, 2021What is TCKGlobal, What is the TCK Crew? & Why is it a dream come true?How TCKGlobal started I founded Third Culture Kid Global ‘TCKGlobal’ at the end of 2016. I created TCKGlobal as means to find others like me. I wanted to meet people from around the world with uprooted upbringings to gain a deeper understanding of myself, and, at the time, to make sense of my…Third Culture Kids6 min readThird Culture Kids6 min read
Dec 23, 2020TCK Christmas complications?I’m sitting on my bed writing this on the 23rd of December, with one of my best friends in the kitchen making pre-Christmas food. It’s Christmas tomorrow and it made me think, Christmas for third culture kids around the world must be pretty different on a yearly basis. Sometimes, we’re…Tcks3 min readTcks3 min read
Dec 23, 2020How I answer the question, “Which culture do you most identify with?”: TCK StoryApart from the most dreaded “home” question, the next toughest question that has been the most challenging and least favorite for me to answer, especially when dealing with small talk on dating apps is “which culture do you most identify with?” I’m Singaporean, Taiwanese, Chinese and Siberian, born in Jakarta…1 min read1 min read
Dec 20, 2020Why the past few months have been a momentous time for me: TCK StoryHello, everyone! My name is Jiwon Lee. I’m a TCK born in Korea, raised in Malaysia and China, and currently a student studying film in Los Angeles. The past few months have really been a momentous time for me as a TCK. First of all, I’ve been writing and editing…2 min read2 min read
Dec 17, 2020Third Culture Kids don’t belong anywhere… Really??: TCK StoryI recently delivered a TEDx talk titled, “Third culture kids? No, no, no, Bridging kids!” I am redefining the notion of being a third culture kid. I was able to talk about my experiences, and the problems I have often faced, living in different countries. But the most important…2 min read2 min read
Dec 13, 2020Celebrating Cross-cultural Perspectives: TCK StoryWhen I discovered the term TCK in high school, I couldn’t be happier to find this group that I could call home. Right about this time, I had just moved back to the States from Spain, where I had lived for the past three years. It was the longest I…Third Culture Kids3 min readThird Culture Kids3 min read
Dec 8, 2020What is it like seeing the world with a Third-Person perspective: TCK StoryTo me, the term Third-Culture Kid (TCK) has two different interpretations; I don’t feel I belong in both my homes, so I search for a third one and I see the world from a Third-Person Point-of-View. Being a Chinese-Indonesian, since young I understood the sense of exclusion from the majority…2 min read2 min read
Dec 4, 2020The secrets to making long-distance relationships workI was born in Manila. I’ve lived in Guangzhou, Beijing, Hong Kong, and London. My best friends and I are third culture kids and live in different parts of Europe, the USA, and Asia. I met them at an international school in Beijing, so the only way forward after high…Tcks5 min readTcks5 min read
Nov 23, 2020My TCK Story: Third Culture PilotWe interviewed our good friend @thirdculturepilot (on Instagram) about his third culture kid story! Question 1: Where were you born? TCP: I was born in the small town of Marburg, Germany (The Brothers Grimm, who wrote Hänsel & Gretel, as well as other famous fairytales, studied there!) …Third Culture Kids5 min readThird Culture Kids5 min read
Jun 16, 2020The question I hate the most is ‘where are you from?’ TCK StoryThe question I hate the most is ‘where are you from?’ #thirdculturekid For some reason, I’m a bit shy about having lived in China for 15 years. At the time I was 3 years old, I basically grew up there, so why wouldn’t I want to share my story? I…Tcks5 min readTcks5 min read
