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Sunrise, Sunset, and the Airport in Between

This week, Nataskia shares how time and rules ebb and flow within the walls of

byMaDonna Maurer

June 27, 2025

“Istanbul Airport”

What are your thoughts when you hear announcements over the PA system in the

byMaDonna Maurer

June 20, 2025

Thriving in the In-Between

This week’s essay describes airports as places of

byMaDonna Maurer

June 13, 2025

Kai Tak

“Kai Tak Heart Attack” – if you know what this nickname stands

byMaDonna Maurer

June 6, 2025

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Sunrise, Sunset, and the Airport in Between

This week, Nataskia shares how time and rules ebb and flow within the walls of

“Istanbul Airport”

What are your thoughts when you hear announcements over the PA system in the

Thriving in the In-Between

This week’s essay describes airports as places of

Kai Tak

“Kai Tak Heart Attack” – if you know what this nickname stands

June 6, 2025

“Saying Goodbye to My Parents”

Standing at the departure boards with the people you love is not new to any TCK

May 23, 2025

On Airports: Ups and Downs of a Frequent Traveler

Another personal essay about how airports have influenced TCKs

May 16, 2025

Gateways of Love and Life: A Family’s Journey Through Airports

Airports and love – it sounds like the beginning of a Hallmark movie, you

May 9, 2025

4 minute read

“San Francisco Airport (Pt. 1)”

Thoughts of airport security may ramp up some emotions you had no idea existed,

May 2, 2025

The Local

Whether you are an ATCK or find yourself lost in the world of nomads, you find

April 26, 2025

MKs raising MKs: Lessons in disability and grace

A family never expects to have a child with a disability, especially on the

April 18, 2025

Pieces of Purple – Book Release

Michèle Phoenix is not a stranger to the world of missionary kids

April 11, 2025

What I Cannot Forget

The lives of missionary kids (MKs) and even TCKs whose parents work with the

“Clocktowers”

Poems have this unique way of communicating different things to different

“Turjuman/ترجمان “

Languages and words have special meanings for many TCKs

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It’s All About Geography!

Apple Gidley, who has written about her life as a TCK, switched genres in the

March 14, 2025

4 minute read

The Bejeweled Dancer

Creating art can be a way to process the life lived by a TCK

March 7, 2025

3 minute read

Losing My Accent: finding connections across cultures

Accents are part of a person’s identity

February 28, 2025

5 minute read

Navigating the Past Through Writing

Sometimes, taking time to reflect on childhood experiences, adult third culture

February 21, 2025

3 minute read

Never Too Late To Grieve

Transitions are never easy for globally mobile families and can be especially

February 13, 2025

4 minute read

Navigating Cultural Appropriation as a TCK

Lynnsi, a TCK who grew up in East Africa, shares her observations on “cultural

February 7, 2025

4 minute read

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