self-worth — Stories

I Am Not a Tourist Here

I knew that people could look at us and know we were not from there, yet I tried desperately to fit in in this place that I called home...

Self Worth, SchoolBy Molly Kaitlin (From Peru, Costa Rica, Minnesota & Florida. Living in Tennessee)28 October 2019hometown, language, third language, self-worth, local, home, third culture kid, perspectives, school, tourists, TCK TOWN, Tck, TCK, PeruComment

How to Settle Down Before Settling Down

Settling in takes time. Sometimes you need to take conscious steps before you really put down your roots. Ava, our Editor-In-Chief, shares few of her tricks to help you pre-settle after your next move.

GuidesBy Ava Senaratne (From Sri Lanka, Dubai & Melbourne. Living in Sydney)16 October 2019TCK, TCK TOWN, Guide, mental health, moving, moving countries, energy, home, homesickness, happy, happiness, peace, love, self-worth, self love, selfComment

3 Simple Tips on Keeping Grounded

Sez knows a thing or two about staying grounded as a TCK and a TCA parent. Born in South Africa to a multicultural family, having lived in Sri Lanka, and now an entrepreneur and mother with two beautiful children, you’ll want to read her guidelines!

GuidesBy Sez Kristiansen (From South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, U.K., & Sri Lanka. Living in Copenhagen) 10 July 2019TCK, TCK TOWN, health, healthy, self, self-worth, self love, move forward, move, moving, home, identity, purpose Comment

This TCKness

This emptiness, rootlessnes, in-betweenness, nobodiness, neither here, nor there-ness…

Where Are You From?By Arisa Aylin (From Istanbul, New Delhi & Tokyo. Living in Tokyo)22 May 2019TCK TOWN, TCK, tck, identity, emptiness, rootlessness, multicultural, hybrid, self-worth, belongingComment

How Not To Be Brown

Teach your children, parents, sisters and friends the value of self love…

In LoveBy Ava Senaratne (From Sri Lanka, Dubai & Melbourne. Living in Sydney)27 June 2018TCK TOWN, Tck, TCK, third culture kid, Asian, Asia, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan, family, love, relationship, self-worthComment

Self-Worth, Strength and Stripping Away The Rest

How much of my self-worth comes from my being a TCK? Some of the major strengths that I have gained are tolerance, a wider worldview, broader experience, empathy, and resilience...