Ngoc considers herself a Weird Culture Kid – so much so that she decided to write a book about it! Weird Cultures Kids will be officially launched on Saturday 19th December at 3pm CET (you are all invited, click here to...
We are happy to publish this guest post, which we hope will give you some ideas about how to cope with your teen’s relocation. Any immigration is accompanied by a shift in mentality, moving abroad depression, and a feeling of loneliness...
We thank Kristin Savage for this beautiful article on how to help teenagers cope with moving overseas. Teenagers are in a transitional life phase that carries enough difficulties on its own so breaking down news to them that you’re moving...
Mattia is the son of Claudiaexpat, and has lots to say about growing up abroad. In this article, for which we deeply thank him, he explores the concept of home. A year back, I had began writing an article for...
Julia is the eldest daughter of Barbaraexpat. In this enthusing article, she dives into her experience to reflect on what the question “Where do you come from?” means for TCKs and multicultural young. Thanks a lot, Julia! The result of...
Living in conflict zones with a teenager can be a huge challenge. Claudiaexpat remembers her experience in Jerusalem with her son. I wrote this article at the beginning of my stay in Jerusalem, in 2010. Up to the end of...
Bram is only 16 years old, but when I read what he wrote about his identity, I was surprised by his clarity of mind and the simplicity of his narrative in the complex issue of identity for a TCK. The way he delves into...
Laure-Anne is a 22-year-old Frenchwoman who is currently studying in Paris at the IRIS (Institute for International Strategic Relations). She has a double degree in Law and Languages, and started studying Arabic this year. As she explains in this article, she...
Five years ago I wrote this article, which explains how my son Pablo started taking his destiny in his hands. Through all these years there have been moments of happiness, sadness, encounters, disappointments, doubts… Pablo moved again, he left Portland and...
Eleonora is an Italian Third Culture Kid. She sends us this lively article about her experience growing up and studying abroad. Thank you Eleonora! The Winds of Change Are My Brothers, The Movers Are My Friends WARNING: Much sarcasm...
