Recently our WorldVenture TCK Coordinator, Sheryl O'Bryan, was here in Spain. Here is a link to a blog posting she wrote after she visited our school. She could have written something very similar after visiting any MK school, but because it was ours, it held a little more meaning for me (the photo she included is not of our school). I hope you enjoy it. (I'm going to add a link to her blog in My Blog List to the right if you're interested in following it and learning more about TCKs.)
While I'm at it, I should probably explain some terminology for you. A "TCK" is a third culture kid. The definition that Dave Pollock gave in his book, "Third Culture Kids: The Experience of Growing Up Among Worlds," is "A Third Culture Kid (TCK) is a person who has spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside the parents' culture. The TCK builds relationships to all of the cultures, while not having full ownership in any. Although elements from each culture are assimilated into the TCK's life experience, the sense of belonging is in relationship to others of similar background." (An MK (missionary kid) is also a TCK.)
Sheryl has encouraged me to attend a conference for those who work with TCKs overseas. So I will be traveling to New York in June for this two week conference. I'm also planning to read through Pollock's book before I go (I've read parts of it, but never the whole thing). I'm praying that God will use me to touch the lives of the students in our school. Thanks for praying with me.
