“Finding myself, finding my people”

So this is post number five in the series, beginning with this one – an overview of Erikson’s ‘eight stages of man’ concept applied to the Third Culture Kid experience. And this is the big one – the one about Identity. For many of you...

Third Culture Kids & Safe Places: Community

So this is the second of four posts in which I explore the ways in which Third Culture Kids can engage in territory (or the building of safe places) as a means to more groundedness and belonging. A safe place is one where we are known. A safe place is one where we...

Does Travel Make Me a Better Person?

Again and again, in the TCK world, I encounter the belief that “I travel, therefore I am (okay)”. The thinking goes something like this: My experiences of travel are what make me interesting. Ergo, should I stop travelling I would become mundane, boring....