A fantastic video! I grew up as a TCK in the early 1960s@ no phone, no email, no Facetime, zoom, WhatsApp etc. No TV either. Sometimes, home was for just 8 weeks, other times a few months. 8 schools between 7 - 13. Ethiopia in 1962 - 1964. Fabulous! 1960s Britain, dreary and I'd become an 'outsider'. As for apartheid era South Africa where we'd migrated so my aeronautical engineer dad could earn enough. It was absolutely our nemesis and led to my younger brother, Eric, smoking marijuana at just 11. He disappeared into drugs at 14 and never came out. How tragic. He took his life at 54 in 2009. I'm writing a book about it all, which will be published in 2026. Not academic, REAL experience. There are many benefits of being a TCK but it took decades to find home. Peace to all.
Hello! I am so glad to see that there is still such great interest in TCK. I am apart of this culture from the Military Brat perspective and would love to talk!!
This is truly an informative and well articulated video! The interesting and sincere perspectives shared reveal what lies at the heart of this phenomenon. Keep up the good work! ❤
Great video and I’m not even done watching. It’s crazy how I had to switch identities between high school and home 😂 and the fitting in everywhere but still feeling like you don’t fully fit in some places.
Omgggg the thinking in one language then mentally translanting to speak in another is SO real
This is such a great video!! Been struggling to explain to my colleagues what it like to grow up as a third culture kid. I'm sharing this with them.
A fantastic video! I grew up as a TCK in the early 1960s@ no phone, no email, no Facetime, zoom, WhatsApp etc. No TV either. Sometimes, home was for just 8 weeks, other times a few months. 8 schools between 7 - 13. Ethiopia in 1962 - 1964. Fabulous! 1960s Britain, dreary and I'd become an 'outsider'. As for apartheid era South Africa where we'd migrated so my aeronautical engineer dad could earn enough. It was absolutely our nemesis and led to my younger brother, Eric, smoking marijuana at just 11. He disappeared into drugs at 14 and never came out. How tragic. He took his life at 54 in 2009.
I'm writing a book about it all, which will be published in 2026. Not academic, REAL experience. There are many benefits of being a TCK but it took decades to find home. Peace to all.
Wow thanks for sharing that! Looking forward to reading your book when it’s ready 😁
Hello! I am so glad to see that there is still such great interest in TCK. I am apart of this culture from the Military Brat perspective and would love to talk!!
Hi Johanna! Thanks for watching. Please send me an email at: rich.nzekwu@gmail.com and we can connect!
Great topic/content, thanks!
I’ve never heard of #TCK before until this video, I can relate to so much of what they said in the video. Awesome job!
This is truly an informative and well articulated video! The interesting and sincere perspectives shared reveal what lies at the heart of this phenomenon. Keep up the good work! ❤
Thank you very much 😁
Thank you for helping many people put into words this experience
Very nice video bro, TCK here!
Great video and I’m not even done watching. It’s crazy how I had to switch identities between high school and home 😂 and the fitting in everywhere but still feeling like you don’t fully fit in some places.
Thanks so much for watching! I’m glad you find it relatable 😄
Wow such a personal yet relatable video from one of the most amazing group of humans, thank you for sharing such genuine insight and stories!
Bravo! You've really impressed me.
Amazing video!
Thanks so much!
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