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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 ...
Five reasons why you should hire Third Culture Kids
Third Culture Kids are defined as individuals raised in a culture other than their parents' or the culture of the country named on their passport ( ...
Don't ask where I'm from, ask where I'm a local
When someone asks you where you're from … do you sometimes not know how to answer? Writer Taiye Selasi speaks on behalf of "multi-local" people, wh ...
Such A Bubble with Waciwi
Waciwi calls it like it is. She shares her story with courageous transparency and honesty and challenges the culture and religion that shaped her d ...
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 ...
7 Thoughts for Graduating TCKs
Dear Graduating Senior, This spring I hugged you. I cried with you. I said goodbye to you. And then I looked into the faces of your parents as they ...
The Waiting Place
As part of my former job, I used to help run the kids’ program for pre-field training for staff heading overseas. It was a fairly intense, five-wee ...
5 Tips for Leaving Well With Teenagers
Moving overseas with teenagers can be daunting for both the teen and their parents. Having personally moved overseas as a young teen, I can speak t ...
My Very Exciting, Sorta Scary, Big Move: A workbook for children moving to a new home
Moving is one of the most stressful life events for kids, but this award-winning book will help make it less hectic and more exciting. "My Very Exc ...
FIVE Cs THAT EXPLAIN MKs: Help for Those Who Love us
Defining what it means to be an MK ranks right up there with summarizing the plot of Inception or The Matrix. We’re not just Rubik’s Cubes. We’re R ...
SURVEY OF ADULT MKs
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