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9 questions to consider before leaving your field
A timing question. We all leave the field eventually. So when is the right time? When I was a field director in Congo I would say, I sure hope the ...
The Waiting Place
Waiting is one of those things we may not realize will be part of expat life when we're starting out. But it is oddly common: a season – ...
How to handle an abrupt transition
I wrote Looming Transitions with known transitions in mind. But what the world has been experiencing recently is the exact opposite of a looming tr ...
8 Rules of Transition
I have moved to a third new country in seven years (and that’s not counting all the moves back and forth to my passport country.) Your story is pro ...
Debriefing Aid Workers: A Comprehensive Manual
Promoting good practice in the management and support of aid personnel
Five Reasons I’ve Failed to Grow Through Seasons of Transition
Once when I was introducing a workshop for global workers on the topic of transitions, I conducted an experiment. I asked the attendees to introduc ...
Identity Theft of Third Culture Kids.
This post will have some nodding their heads in agreement and others shaking their fist in frustration. It’s a risk I’m willing to take I’m actuall ...
Les enfants expatriés : Enfants de la Troisième Culture
Résumé de l'ouvrage Les enfants élevés à l’étranger ont un parcours hors du commun : une enfance jalonnée de changements, d’adaptations, de découve ...
Emotional Resilience and the Expat Child: Practical Storytelling Techniques That Will Strengthen the Global Family
The only thing you can be sure you can move around the world is your child's ability to increase his or her interpersonal skills. In today's global ...
Everywhere & Nowhere Third Culture Kids
This project is my final major project (12 weeks) for my Foundation Year at the Arts University Bournemouth.
’Everywhere & Nowhere’ i ...
SURVEY OF ADULT MKs
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Third Culture Kids: A Gift to Care For
Third Culture Kids are Global Nomads who have moved in between cultures many times and therefore are a part of many cultures. Their beauty and chal ...