EPISODE 12: You Know Who You Are: Life as a Third Culture Kid
If you grew up overseas — or you're raising kids who are — this episode is for you.
Jeannie Marie is a classic TCK who grew up in the Philippines and moved to the US at 18. In this first episode of a planned TCK series, she talks about:
- what we all have in common,
- what shapes us,
- what we struggle with,
- and what an incredible gift this life really is.
IN THIS EPISODE
- What a third culture kid actually is — and why MK is no longer quite the right term
- The invisible "third culture" and the traits we all share
- Why TCKs make fast, deep friendships — and why goodbyes feel like death
- The question we all dread: "Where are you from?"
- Why coming back to your passport country can feel like culture shock
- What parents of TCKs can do to raise healthy, grounded kids
- Why TCKs often make incredible global goers as adults — and why mobilizers should be paying attention
BOOK MENTIONED
Third Culture Kid by David Pollock (look for updated edition)
COMING UP IN THIS TCK SERIES
- How to prepare your kids to go overseas
- Moving overseas with a teenager
- Special needs TCKs — should you go?
- Reentry: what coming home really looks like
RESOURCES
- Take the Global Goer Quiz
- Jeannie's book, Across the Street and Around the World
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