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Merry Christmas from mkPLANET2 comments

mkplanet wrote 1 week ago: mkPLANET is a growing community designed and run by current missionary kids (MKs) and adult missiona … more →

Tags: 4. mkPLANET News, global nomads, Missionary Kids, MK, mkPLANET, MKs, TCK, Third Culture Kids

No simple answer to 'where are you from'

mkplanet wrote 2 weeks ago: Earlier this year Ruth van Reken appeared on The Agenda with Steve Paikin to discuss “belongin … more →

Tags: 1. Voice of MKs, Globalization, Home, Identity, Multi-Cultural Worldview, global nomads, Missionary Kids, MK, MKs

Tanya's Interview

macveitch wrote 2 weeks ago: Can you give me your first name? Tanya Do you know what a Third-Culture Kid is? Yes but I didn’t whe … more →

Tags: Culture, interviews, Project, Countries

Schooling options for MKs3 comments

mkplanet wrote 1 month ago: A Black Forest Academy teacher talks about MKs’ options for schooling on the field. … more →

Tags: dorm parenting, School & Education, Teaching TCKs, Black Forest Academy, global nomads, Missionary Kids, MK, MKs, TCK

Third Culture Kids & Friends1 comment

Paul wrote 1 month ago: The thing about being stuck, is you have no idea how long it’s going to last, or what you did … more →

Tags: Friends, church, Stuck

A white kid in Indonesia1 comment

mkplanet wrote 1 month ago: By Papua Girl In some ways, growing up overseas was not so different. I still went to school with a … more →

Tags: 1. Voice of MKs, Faith & Spirituality, Fun & Festivities, Life in the Spotlight, Multi-Cultural Worldview, Nostalgia, School & Education, Travel, global nomads

The Importance of the Father in the Life of the TCK

delanas wrote 1 month ago:   (Excerpted and adapted from an EduCare article by Steve Bryant)   Some issues that third … more →

Tags: Parenting, Home School, Fathers, Dads

A new way to 'fan' mkPLANET at Facebook

mkplanet wrote 1 month ago: If haven’t become a fan of our Facebook page yet, there’s a fast new way you can do so: … more →

Tags: 4. mkPLANET News, global nomads, Missionary Kids, MK, mkPLANET, MKs, TCK, Third Culture Kids

Third Country Kids (TCKs) - Tell Us Your Stories!

Larry Scott wrote 1 month ago: TCKs are defined as someone who, as a child, has spent a significant period of time in one or more c … more →

Tags: Expatriate Life, Global Mobility

Former Missionary Kid Examines Childhood Struggles, Worthiness of Missions

mkplanet wrote 1 month ago: By Hannibal Books Thousands of children of Christian workers in each generation spend a significant … more →

Tags: 1. Voice of MKs, Home, Grief & loss, Nostalgia, Transition, Culture Shock, Relationships, Multi-Cultural Worldview, Parenting TCKs

Families on Furlough

mkplanet wrote 2 months ago: … more →

Tags: Home, Transition, Culture Shock, Parenting TCKs, School & Education, Life in the Spotlight, Re-entry, Third Culture Kids, Missionary Kids

The Homelessness of Repatriation

mkplanet wrote 2 months ago: By Global Coach Center For me there are two kinds of “homelessness”. One has to do with feelings of … more →

Tags: Home, Transition, Culture Shock, Re-entry, Third Culture Kids, Missionary Kids, MKs, global nomads, MK

On Being a Missionary Kid

mkplanet wrote 3 months ago: After two years in Russia, my family took a summer off to visit family, friends, and churches back i … more →

Tags: 1. Voice of MKs, Transition, Culture Shock, Life in the Spotlight, Re-entry, Identity, Third Culture Kids, Missionary Kids, MKs

Raising a TCK of Your Own

mkplanet wrote 3 months ago: Photo by Pratik ShahHow would you want to raise your kids? Spare them the pain of moving, or give th … more →

Tags: Multi-Cultural Worldview, Parenting TCKs, TCK Community, Identity, Travel, Rootlessness, Third Culture Kids, Missionary Kids, MKs

Enjoying the Journey

mkplanet wrote 3 months ago: By Ashley, an MK Mom I was just reading through part of [Third Culture Kids] and came across a great … more →

Tags: Fun & Festivities, Relationships, Parenting TCKs, Third Culture Kids, Missionary Kids, MKs, global nomads, MK, TCK

Repatriation and Identity: Craig Storti2 comments

findingschools wrote 3 months ago: For the next few weeks, we’ll explore three different theories related to Third Culture Kids (TCKs) … more →

Tags: Moving, Transition, Research, Third Culture Kids, identity, repatriation, Craig Storti, Lisa, Theory

Bleep! (*in Russian*)

mkplanet wrote 3 months ago: I’ve been trying to write more about my life in Russia, but my memories of living there are becoming … more →

Tags: 1. Voice of MKs, Grief & loss, Nostalgia, Identity, Language, Third Culture Kids, Missionary Kids, MKs, global nomads

Cultural Iceberg: A Metaphor for Transitioning into a New Culture

mkplanet wrote 4 months ago: By Lisa Velazquez from Go South Expat! Picture an iceberg in your mind. Imagine, you are on a ship s … more →

Tags: Transition, Culture Shock, Multi-Cultural Worldview, Travel, Third Culture Kids, Missionary Kids, MKs, global nomads, MK

Expat Life Down The Road, Pt. 23 comments

findingschools wrote 4 months ago: Last week, in Part 1 of this article, I introduced four recent college graduates who lived abroad fo … more →

Tags: Education, Parenting, Third Culture Kids, Relocation, development, International Education, Travel, Teaching


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