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Here’s my latest guest post. Please read it if you are a TCK and transitioning to university or college. There’s 10 great tips there too. read: transitioning globally to university

We have now been in Perth for 6 weeks. We struggled to get things done in a timely manner in “Wait Awhile”. So, in order to help others struggle less and get things done slightly quicker, I compiled a list of suggestions on how to settle in Perth. I only hope that this might make […]

TCK research in Hospitality

Posted: 23rd July 2013 by admin in Uncategorized

Dear fellow TCK’s 🙂 I am currently a master student in Oxford, who would like to invite you to participate in an interview researching: TCK’s as a by-product of globalization and their challenges and potential for multinational hospitality companies. If you fit in the following criteria, please feel free to PM me. Born: Between 1985 […]

Parentals and Relationships

Posted: 6th July 2013 by admin in Uncategorized

Parents are weird. I think its safe to say that’s a fairly universal truth, yes? But not many of my non-TCK friends have the issue of actually fighting with a parent over whether or not the kid is ‘patriotic’ enough. Dad, I’ve lived in 8 different places. And that is mostly YOUR fault, too, while […]

Places I could possibly live:

Posted: 17th June 2013 by admin in Uncategorized

– Victoria, British Columbia – Yangon, Myanmar – Hanoi, Vietnam – possibly Moreal, Canada – In the redwood forest/ on the coast of California 🙂 – Portland, Oregon or Bend, Oregon – Olympia, Washington – Hawaii! – Chengdu, China – Oakland, California    short term stints in: – Denmark in general – Seoul, Korea – […]

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Resettling in Belgium was a conscious  decision. We decided that the kids, my partner and myself should to return back to Belgium after living abroad for 12 years. Now I am back with doubts wheather this was the right decision. Suddenly, I notice that I am referring back to the good times when we where […]

Desire to do something new!

Posted: 6th June 2013 by admin in Uncategorized

Do you have that craving to do or learn something new regularly? Well I do! Does it have anything to do with growing up as a TCK? Read my blog on Time for something new….

They Will Call You

Posted: 3rd June 2013 by admin in Uncategorized

A Third Culture Kid Life article that discusses the way TCKs are viewed by FCKs, and how we are handled by others. To view the article, click here to go to TCK Life.

Reporting from EuroTCK conference in Germany!

Posted: 30th April 2013 by admin in Uncategorized

So excited to hear Ruth van Reken speak several times this weekend. Read more about the conference here. I have never heard so much about TCKs and met so many people who are interested in TCKs in one weekend. I need some time to digest all the information. Ruth van Reken at Euro TCK in […]