Figuring out what the Third Culture Kid experience is can
be a daunting task. Thankfully many have gone before us.
Here are some resources we think you might find helpful.
Please recommend more to us as they come across your desk:
Links:
Mu Kappa - a fraternal
association of MKs in college. Provides many good
links as well as sponsoring many re-entry programs for
TCKs.
Barnabas Re-Entry Retreats -
These weeks are designed to help MKs transitioning
back to North America with the process. We highly
recommend them.
The Carry On Journal
- a journal of stories from the TCK lifestyle.
Lost In Transit - Group
blog of expatriates living around the world (though
mostly in a Western context)
International Children's
Education - Publications on transitioning into the
US school system from overseas both college and high
school.
Interact
International - An organization dedicated to the
Third Culture Kid experience.
SHARE Education Services - Dedicated
to helping your child find the best education route.
Articles:
Rooted To Nowhere by
Hanna Kite
When No Place
Feels Like Home by Corinna Schuler
Often more accomplished, but sometimes more troubled by
Gretchen Lang
Nowhere
to Call Home But I Like Being a Global Nomad by
Anne-Sophie Bolon
For Teens,
It’s a Tough Transition by Nora FitzGerald
Books:
Third Culture Kids: The Experience of Growing Up Among
Worlds by David C. Pollok & Ruth Van Reken