Cross-cultural transitions: The experiences of Third Culture Kids

The term Third Culture Kid (TCK) usually refers to a person who has spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside the parents’ culture, growing up in a highly mobile and cross-culturally diverse environment. A quite recent book by Van Reken and Pollock ‘Third Culture Kids: Growing up among Worlds’ (2009) draws on the experiences of the TCK individuals, showing that although growing up in a culturally diverse world is certainly enriching, it also implies some real challenges along the way…