Saturday, November 9, 2024

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Fish in the new river…challenging for a third culture kid (TCK)!

Submission Rationale

In this ever-changing world, globalization has facilitated people to travel to other countries easily. Due to the impact of
globalism, there is a third culture that migrant groups create to share social spaces for intercultural dialogue, such as
multicultural social networks. This podcast aims to provide information about third culture identity kids and inspire them to
live happy, safe, and well in each of their societies. A third culture kid is a person who's spent a part of their childhood outside
their parent's culture. They are influenced by their parent's philosophy and the culture that they have nurtured. After exposure
to a second culture, they develop a third culture. A big drawback of being a third culture kid is the feeling of rootlessness and
the uncertainty of the actual home. However, they have gained many benefits, including exploring more comprehensive
experiences, having the freedom to think, decide spontaneously, speaking other languages fluently, and being self-adaptive.
Therefore, do not feel discouraged to be a third culture kid. Instead, adapting to the new environment while having a
solid heart inside will invite positive experiences to a happy and successful life.

By : Rhaaminda Tiraphat ระมินดา ติรพัฒน์

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