When I was five years old, I was blissfully unaware of my status as a “Third Culture Kid” (TCK). To me, I was simply myself. I didn’t know that I was Spanish with British citizenship, and I wasn’t aware that speaking two languages was a foreign concept to most of my classmates in the UK.

Increasingly, Cartus’ Cross-Cultural Program participants have been asking for ongoing coaching support once they have arrived in the host country, or when they have had more time to experience living in the host country. So we listened to our international assignees and enhanced Cartus…

Expats with prior travel to their host countries are quite common today, with many having also had extended business travel experiences before beginning an international assignment. An expat might say, “I’ve travelled many times to this destination and feel confident I understand the culture, so I…

Third-Culture Kid ...aha; that explains it! When I was younger, I didn’t know there was a term to describe a child who lives in a country (or countries) that’s different from their parents’ home country – an experience shared by many relocating kids!