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Nurturing Global Citizens: A Family’s Journey Through the World of Third Culture Kids

Nurturing Global Citizens: A Family’s Journey Through the World of Third Culture Kids

In an increasingly interconnected world, the concept of global citizenship has never been more important. My personal journey, intertwined with the upbringing of my children, Alexander and Elias, serves as a vivid illustration of nurturing global citizens. As a family, we have navigated the complex yet enriching path of Third Culture Kids (TCKs), a term popularized by David C. Pollock, Ruth E. Van Reken, and Michael V. Pollock to describe individuals who spend a significant part of their childhood outside their parents’ passport countries…

The Greening of SIETAR

The Greening of SIETAR

Team behind the SIETAR Europa 2024 Congress Sustainability initiative shares their approach on making the upcoming June conference in Lille more green and climate-friendly.

Living within diversities. Cultures and new complexities. An international conference by Fondazione Intercultura. Florence, April 4-6, 2024

Living within diversities. Cultures and new complexities. An international conference by Fondazione Intercultura. Florence, April 4-6, 2024

At a time of globalisation and of multiple cross-cultural influences how can we learn to communicate in an effective and culturally sensitive way in our complex societies? Which competencies are required? How can we face and cope with cultural uncertainty?

Are we moving towards a “liquid” concept of culture? How can young people be educated to cope with so many intertwined cultural differences within a complex society?

To answer these questions, join a conference organised by Fondazione Intercultura in the beautiful city of Florence from April 4 to 6, 2024.

Coffee with MG: Diversity in a Third Culture Life

Coffee with MG: Diversity in a Third Culture Life

What is it like living in a country which is distinctly different from that of your parents?

How diverse is this kind of living?

In theoretical parlance, the individuals who live through this diversity are called third culture kids (TCK) or third culture individuals (TCI). They live in a different environment during a significant part of their child development years.

They are typically exposed to a greater volume and variety of cultural influences than those who grow up in one cultural setting. The first culture of such individuals refers to the culture of the country from which their parents originated, the second culture refers to the culture in which the family currently resides, and the third culture refers to the distinct culture these individuals develop, which is generally a fusion of these cultures, –  and at times third culture individuals share no connection to the first two cultures.

Coffee with MG and David Livermore

Coffee with MG and David Livermore

Meet my charming, affable guest of the month- the founder of the Cultural Intelligence Center in East Lansing, Michigan, and a visiting research fellow at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He consults with global organizations around the world, including the Harvard Business School, Google, Coca-Cola, the US Department of Defense, BMW, Qatar Airways, the United Nations, and dozens more.