Tag: TCK Voices
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TCK Voices: Bullying and Isolation
I was born in Lagos, the infamous babel of Nigeria, but moved with my family to South Africa when I was seven years old. The move was a very big shock for me. There were obvious shifts, like language and geography, that took some getting used to. But there were also smaller, subtler things, like…
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TCK Voices: Do You Belong or Simply ‘Fit In’?
When you’re searching for a sense of belonging, it can be easier to settle for just fitting in instead. After all, TCKs are pretty great at assessing situations and becoming who we need to be! Flexibility is not necessarily a bad thing. However, if you feel desperate to belong, you may bend yourself out of…
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TCK Voices: My TCK Struggle with Identity
I was born in Japan to MK parents, who were also born and raised in Japan. I grew up in a very rigid and legalistic church community, with minimal contact with the outside world. This created an even more unique culture than simply “an American living in Japan.” When I was 20…
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TCK Voices: Adventures of Raising Third Culture Kids
My husband and I have been blessed to raise our children with both American and Mexican roots. We moved to Mexico just over a year after getting married and began full-time ministry there. Our first daughter was born while we were in language school, and our second child, a son…
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TCK Voices: Marrying a TCK
TCKs are very adaptable. I think most TCKs will find that the benefits of marrying someone who is a TCK far outweigh the cultural differences. I come from an extremely open Brazilian culture, and my wife comes from an extremely closed Estonian culture. Culturally speaking, our backgrounds are extremely different…
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TCK Voices: Appreciate Where You Are
I was born in Colorado and lived there until I was six, when my family moved to Cyprus to be missionaries for the organization Youth for Christ. I lived in Cyprus for 11 years…
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TCK Voices: Opportunity to Mature
Your experience as a TCK is unique in a good and special way. There will be hardships, but that is a chance for you to…
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TCK Voices: Seeing the Possibility of Connection Everywhere
I know that real and deep friendship and understanding can be built between people of different cultures, countries, and backgrounds. I see the possibility of connection everywhere…
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TCK Voices: You Can’t Put God in a Box
We often have this expectation or prejudice about how God will move or speak, and with that we limit Him because we aren’t open to ways He might want to show up to us…
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TCK Voices: The Beauty of Dwelling with People for a Time
The shock of transitioning from an ethnically diverse, culturally rich mountainous village to the concrete jungle of the Bible Belt was difficult for me…
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TCK Voices: My Voice Matters and My Story Is His
Hello, My name is Marie and I am originally from the Philippines, born to Filipino parents. We moved to South Korea, Egypt, and the Philippines throughout my formative years.
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TCK Voices: Interview with TCKs for Christ’s Founder
Before I discovered the term Third Culture Kid, I thought that I was the only one facing challenges from being uprooted numerous times, and I thought I was the only non-MK because the few support groups I encountered were solely for MKs…
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