Featured TCK: Meet the poet!

Hey friends, Meet Joel!  Joel has a Dutch passport, was born in England, grew up in a couple of places in East Asia, and now is a senior Business major here in the States.  I met Joel about a year ago as I was connecting with international students in our organization.  He shared this spoken…

No longer aliens…

Perhaps you are wondering at this point: What is up with this girl's obsession with aliens? Well...  I'll be honest...One reason I chose "aliens" is because it's a good bait-word.  Seriously, would you have clicked on the blog if it just said "TCK Info"?  No.  Neither would I. I feel like "aliens" can accurately describe how TCKs…

TCK talk

I arrived in Thailand on a Friday night.  I slept through the night, and when I awoke, I went to eat breakfast at the mission home that I was staying in (a kind of motel for missionaries in the area).  I sat down to eat with 2 missionary women, both of whom have children.  As…

The scent of home

So I work in a retail shop that sells a wide variety of items, including candles.  And we always have the scent called “Home Sweet Home”.  But the scent is completely foreign to me.  Apparently, it's the "heartwarming blend of cinnamon, baking spices, and a hint of freshly poured tea." Anyway, it makes me think… the…